Exonyms Not Related To The Corresponding Toponym in The Local Language
| English | Arabic | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | Jabal al-Aswad | meaning "Black Mountain" |
| Austria | النمسا an-Namsā, an-Nimsā | from a Slavic word meaning 'German' |
| Greece | اليونان al-Yūnān | related to Ionia |
| Faro | Bur al-Hārun | meaning Port of Aaron |
| Ukhshūnuba | from Latin variant Ossonoba | |
| Aguilar de la Frontera | Bulāya | |
| Tours | Balāt ash-Shuhadā | meaning "Court of the Martyrs" |
| The Hague | Lāhāy | from French La Haye |
| Reggio Calabria | Rīvāh | |
| Venice | al-Bunduqīyya | |
| Ourem | Abd al-Ejaz | meaning "Servants of the Barrier" |
| Covadonga | Zahra Bilāy | meaning "Flower of Bilay" |
| Catania | Balāt al-Fīl | meaning "Court of the Elephant"; also Qātāniyyah |
| Gela | Madinah al-Amud | meaning "City of Columns" |
| Segura | War al-Abyād | |
| Taormina | Madinah al-Muīzz | meaning "City of Al-Muizz"; also Tābarmīn` |
| Savoca | Qalāt az-Zabūd | meaning "Fort of Zabud" |
| Ciudad Real | Māslākha | |
| Igualeja | Balāt al-Wālay | meaning "the Bent Court" |
| Isla de las Palomas | Jazīra al-Tārif | meaning "the Isle of Tarif" |
| Ciutadella de Menorca | Madinah al-Jazīra | meaning "City of the Island" |
| Navarre | Balāt al-Bashkans | meaning "Court of the Basque people" |
| Bay of Biscay | Bāhr al-Ahdar | meaning "Greenest Coast" |
| Germany | ألمانيا Almāniya | from the Alemanni (as in Spanish, among other languages) |
| Enna | Qasr al-Yahyā | meaning "Castle of John", a translation of its former name Castrogiovanni |
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