Cities by Their Former Names

Guess the modern cities based on their historical or former names. The “root” column gives a hint about the origin or era of the old name to help you out. Some names come from colonial times, others from political changes or cultural shifts.

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The quiz refers to the city's English name.

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Last updated: July 16, 2025

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Former Name	Root	Current Name
Saigon	Khmer	Ho Chi Minh City
Krung Thep	Thai-royal	Bangkok
Byzantium	Greek	Istanbul
Rangoon	British colonial	Yangon
Bombay	British Colonial	Mumbai
Danzig	German	Gdańsk
Peking	Imperial Chinese	Beijing
Königsberg	Prussian	Kaliningrad
Tenochtitlán	Aztec	Mexico City
Stalingrad	Soviet	Volgograd
Lwów	Polish	Lviv
Edo	Japanese‑feudalist	Tokyo
Batavia	Dutch colonial	Jakarta

Former Name	Root	Current Name
Salisbury	British colonial	Harare
Léopoldville	Belgian colonial	Kinshasa
Madras	British colonial	Chennai
Benares	Hindu-cultural	Varanasi
New Amsterdam	Dutch colonial	New York
Pressburg	Austro‑Hungarian	Bratislava
Reval	Germanic	Tallinn
Angora	Ottoman	Ankara
Leningrad	Soviet	Saint Petersburg
Christiania	Norwegian-Renaissance	Oslo
Bearbrass	Early colonial	Melbourne
Serdica	Roman	Sofia