A list of settlements in Hungary whose name was changed during the 19-20th century. This list contains only settlements within the present-day borders of Hungary.
| Original name | New name | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Alsóbodony + Felsőbodony | Kétbodony | 1902 |
| Balatonboglár + Balatonlelle | Boglárlelle | between 1979-1991 |
| Bedeg + Magyarkér | Bedegkér | 1939 |
| Berektompaháza + Pórládony | Tompaládony | 1941 |
| Büdösfa | Rózsafa | 1896 |
| Bernece + Baráti | Bernecebaráti | 1928 |
| Csernelháza + Damonya | Chernelházadamonya | 1925 |
| Csév | Piliscsév | 1954 |
| Dautova | Dávod | 1905 |
| Dolány | Benczúrfalva | 1927 |
| Dunapentele | Dunaújváros | between 1951 and 1961 Sztálinváros |
| Egyházasszecsőd + Németszecsőd | Magyarszecsőd | 1937 |
| Eszterháza | Fertőd | 1950 |
| Geresd + Püspöklak | Geresdlak | 1968 |
| Görögfalva | Beloiannisz | 1952 |
| Gyoma + Endrőd | Gyomaendrőd | 1982 |
| Győrszentmárton | Pannonhalma | 1965 |
| Hajdúhadház + Téglás | Hadháztéglás | between 1984-1987 Hadháztéglás, 1987-1991 Hajdúhadháztéglás |
| Harka | Magyarfalva | 1947-1990 (original name restored in 1990) |
| Hercegfalva | Mezőfalva | 1951 |
| Hercegszabar | Székelyszabar | 1950 |
| Hete + Fejércse | Hetefejércse | 1977 |
| Hévízszentandrás + Egregy | Hévíz | 1946 |
| Jankovác | Jánoshalma | 1904 |
| Karácsonyszállás | Nagykarácsony | 1952 |
| Kerca + Szomoróc | Kercaszomor | 1942 |
| Kirva | Máriahalom | 1936 |
| Kisczell + Nemesdömölk | Celldömölk | 1903 |
| Koháryszentlőrinc | Nyárlőrinc | 1950 |
| Lesencenémetfalu | Lesencefalu | 1940 |
| Magyarújfalu + Németújfalu | Kétújfalu | 1940 |
| Mateovics | Mátételke | 1904 (medieval name restored) |
| Mogyorós | Mogyorósbánya | 1907 |
| Németbóly | Bóly | 1950 |
| Németegres | Somogyegres | 1931 |
| Németmárok | Márok | 1950 |
| Németpalkonya | Palkonya | 1950 |
| Németzsidány | Kiszsidány | 1946 |
| Őrbajánháza + Senyeháza | Bajánsenye | 1939 |
| Őrszentmiklós + Vácbottyán | Őrbottyán | 1970 |
| Permise + Ritkaháza | Kétvölgy | between 1944-1946 Vashegyalja, 1946-1950 Vashegyalja and Ritkaháza, 1950-1951 Ritkaháza, since 1952 Kétvölgy |
| Pernyepuszta | Petőfibánya | between 1945-1948 Pernyebánya |
| Pestszenterzsébet | Pesterzsébet | until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, 1924-1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932-1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950-1990 Pesterzsébet |
| Pestszentimre | Pestimre | between 1950 and 1990, old name restored |
| Pestszentlőrinc | Pestlőrinc | between 1950 and 1990, old name restored |
| Promontor | Budafok | 1886 |
| Pusztaszentmihály | Rákosszentmihály | 1902 |
| Püspökbogád | Bogád | 1950 |
| Püspöklele | Maroslele | 1950 |
| Püspökmárok | Erdősmárok | 1950 |
| Püspöknádasd | Mecseknádasd | 1950 |
| Püspökszenterzsébet | Erzsébet | 1950 |
| Püspöktamási + Rábamolnári | Püspökmolnári | 1948 |
| Rábakisfalud + Talapatka | Máriaújfalu | 1934 |
| Rácgörcsöny | Cselegörcsöny | 1932 (now part of Görcsönydoboka) |
| Ráckozár | Egyházaskozár | 1934 |
| Rácmecske | Erdősmecske | 1934 |
| Rácpetre | Újpetre | 1933 |
| Ráctöttös | Töttös | between 1933 and 1950 Hercegtöttös |
| Riba | Ipolyszög | 1906 |
| Sövényháza | Ópusztaszer | 1973 |
| Szilasbalhás | Mezőszilas | 1942 |
| Szolgaegyháza | Szabadegyháza | 1948 |
| Tázlár | Prónayfalva | between 1907-1947, old name restored |
| Tiszaszederkény | Tiszaújváros | between 1970 and 1991 Leninváros |
| Tótszentpál | Somogyszentpál | 1929 |
| Trázs | Őrhalom | 1906 |
| Verőce + Kismaros | Verőcemaros | between 1975 and 1990 |
| Zsidó | Vácegres | 1943 |
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