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Capital Cities with Spanish Names

Name the capital cities of the world whose names come from the Spanish language.
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islabonita
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First submittedJune 21, 2019
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English
Spanish
Assumption
Asunción
Fair Winds
Buenos Aires
City of Peace
Ciudad de la Paz
The Peace
La Paz
Saint Joseph
San José
Holy Savior
San Salvador
Saint James
Santiago
Saint Dominic
Santo Domingo
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70 Comments
joez
+17
Level 77
Jun 25, 2019
Congratulations on your first featured quiz!
islabonita
+10
Level 44
Jun 25, 2019
Thank you! 😎
SirGoldenclaw
+5
Level 76
Jun 27, 2019
Montevideo?
islabonita
+19
Level 44
Jun 27, 2019
Thank you. The etymology of Montevideo is uncertain. Montevideo is not grammatically correct Spanish. To learn more check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo

Thanks!

thedb
+1
Level 70
Jul 8, 2019
Diego is also a translation for James, so San Diego should be accepted.
islabonita
+79
Level 44
Jul 8, 2019
This is a COUNTRY CAPITAL CITY quiz. San Diego is not a country capital. Thanks.
fuanacdc
+26
Level 89
Aug 26, 2019
San Diego isn't the capital of anything.
Walacama
+23
Level 83
Sep 3, 2019
San Diego is the seat (capital) of San Diego County. It still does not belong on the quiz though.
dasubergeek
+6
Level 82
Nov 22, 2023
"San Diego is the seat (capital) of San Diego County..." In which case just in California alone we'd have to have San Andreas (Calaveras Co.), Fresno (Fresno Co.), El Centro (Imperial Co.), Los Angeles (Los Angeles Co.), Madera (Madera Co.), San Rafael (Marin Co.), Mariposa (Mariposa Co.), Merced (Merced Co.), Alturas (Modoc Co.), Salinas (Monterey Co.), Santa Ana (Orange Co.), Sacramento (Sacramento Co.), San Bernardino (San Bernardino Co.), San Francisco (San Francisco Co.), San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo Co.), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Co.), San Jose (Santa Clara Co.), Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Co.), Modesto (Stanislaus Co.), Sonora (Tuolumne Co.), and Ventura (Ventura Co.) in addition to San Diego.
biggyofmt
+19
Level 64
Nov 7, 2021
San Diego is the capital of my heart
Penguin
+8
Level 50
Aug 27, 2019
That is a city in California
Nullum
+19
Level 61
Nov 5, 2021
'Muricans...
divantilya
+12
Level 36
Aug 27, 2019
Isn't Santo Domingo translated as Holy Sunday (not St. Dominic).
islabonita
+13
Level 44
Aug 27, 2019
Great question!

"Santo Domingo (meaning "Saint Dominic"), officially Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo

leolino
+15
Level 64
Aug 27, 2019
It *can* be translated as "Holy Sunday", but that's not the intention.
richiesyxx
+7
Level 74
Apr 26, 2025
‘Holy Sunday’ would be the other way around: ‘Domingo Santo.’ It’s named after St Dominic de Guzman who was the founder of the Dominican Order.
EytanMelech
+5
Level 66
Feb 18, 2020
Technically yes, but that is not the intended meaning of it.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Nov 27, 2023
It's both
Philippelebel
+1
Level 79
Jan 16, 2026
Domingo stands for Dominic.

There's a reason the country is called the Dominican Republic ;)

RondoNo2
+1
Level 53
Mar 13, 2026
However, Dominica is named after Sunday.
emersonriley94
+4
Level 54
Aug 27, 2019
More time? 😅
Nestormakhno
+1
Level 79
Aug 27, 2019
I missed only ascuncion defo more time
Stef2
+1
Level 65
Aug 27, 2019
A new name here ;)

Congratulations on getting your first featured quiz!

islabonita
+1
Level 44
Aug 27, 2019
Thanks!
HinesBrothers
+5
Level 78
Aug 27, 2019
Sucre?
leolino
+7
Level 64
Aug 27, 2019
Sucre comes from the guaraní Indian language. It does remind one of things sugary but that's not where the name stems from.
tzhg
+8
Level 58
Aug 14, 2020
Actually, it was named after Antonio José de Sucre.
PantsLobbyist
+1
Level 99
Jan 14, 2026
This. And it's likely (though not certain) his family name is one referring to a vocation involving sugar.
KanzazKyote
+1
Level 92
Aug 27, 2019
No San Jose?
islabonita
+3
Level 44
Aug 27, 2019
Thanks. Question 4 is San Jose.
leolino
+5
Level 64
Aug 27, 2019
...isn't Buenos Aires more like "Good Airs"?
islabonita
+15
Level 44
Aug 27, 2019
Direct/literal translations don't always make sense. Using "Fair" here is not an incorrect translation as the intended meaning in Spanish is retained. Plus, Bueno and Fair are comparable trans-lingual synonyms. Thanks!
Fabilur
+2
Level 63
Nov 7, 2021
"Good air" is ironic, since Buenos Aires is one of the most polluted cities on earth.
Miqueas
+4
Level 73
Nov 22, 2023
According to the source I found, Buenos Aires ranks 77 in the most polluted cities only in South America, 1748 worldwide. Where did you get this data?
DesolationRow
+3
Level 53
Jan 17, 2026
It came to him in a dream
raggedyman
+1
Level 54
Jan 14, 2026
Buenos Aires probably has one of the cleanest airs for a city that big
SIMULATION
+5
Level 60
Oct 14, 2019
Why would you name your city Assumption?
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Oct 14, 2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Dec 1, 2019
You are thinking about the wrong sense of the world 'assumption'.
swilkes
+37
Level 63
Dec 9, 2020
I guess they made a wrong assumption about Assumption.
miguelangel
+7
Level 64
Apr 28, 2021
You could add Lima and put Lime lmao. I know it is not why it was named Lima but it can be considered a direct translation.
ergillo
+2
Level 56
Aug 3, 2021
why didn't saint james get translated to san jose? jose is literally the translation of james and this quiz says that tiago means james. am i missing something or what?
islabonita
+11
Level 44
Aug 3, 2021
Jose in English would be Joseph not James. Santiago, is a Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob first used to denote Saint James the Great, the brother of John the Apostle. In Spanish Jaime is the modern version of James. Tiago is an older version of James.
islabonita
+3
Level 44
Aug 3, 2021
You can learn more about the name Tiago here:

https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Tiago

Nullum
+7
Level 61
Nov 5, 2021
No, José isn't "literally" the translation of James, but Joseph.
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 74
Nov 5, 2021
Hmm, I was expecting there to be more.

Cool little quiz, did/will you do other language versions?

islabonita
+2
Level 44
Nov 5, 2021
Thanks! I did a U.S. Capitals with Spanish Names

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/214289/us-cities-with-spanish-names

I think I will do more versions of this with Country names in certain languages. Thanks again!

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Nov 6, 2021
13 seconds remaining
GalwayAnto
+6
Level 43
Nov 8, 2021
Is Madrid not a capital with a Spanish name?
islabonita
+7
Level 44
Nov 8, 2021
There are various theories regarding the origin of the toponym "Madrid"

A Celtic origin (Madrid < * Magetoritum; with the root "-ritu" meaning "ford")

Arabic maǧrà (meaning "water stream") or mayrit (مجريػ meaning "spring", "fountain")

A Mozarabic variant of the Latin matrix, matricis (also meaning "water stream")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid#Etymology

Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Jan 15, 2026
I'd say it was borrowed from Spanish which then comes from one of those options.
Elboy
+2
Level 75
Jan 17, 2022
Hello islabonita. I am carrying out a census of the Places of Residence of the top 100 users -for this quiz. Would you agree to fill in yours in your profile for this purpose?
islabonita
+5
Level 44
Jan 19, 2022
Yes. Tucson, AZ United States
Elboy
+1
Level 75
Jan 20, 2022
Great, thanks for your contribution.
AllenY
+1
Level 68
Sep 22, 2022
audacious not to put madrid on there but fair
AllOfSanMarino
+3
Level 68
Dec 20, 2022
I thought Domingo was Sunday in Spanish?
loni
+2
Level 68
Feb 23, 2023
It can be both "Sunday" or "Dominic". In portuguese, it's more common the use of "Domingos" instead of "Domingo" but maybe it's different in spanish.
RJG
+2
Level 63
Feb 20, 2023
ridiculous time limit
Miqueas
+1
Level 73
Nov 22, 2023
I thought "James" meant Santiago. Like, just James. Saint James would be San Santiago, I think
Julotek
+5
Level 65
Nov 22, 2023
In fact James is Yago then Tiago (from Sant Yago, Santiago) or Diego in spanish
Thisisreal
+3
Level 90
Apr 8, 2024
Santiago, though used as a single name in modern Spanish, comes from San Tiago or Sant Iago, which corresponds to “Saint Jacob”. Diego and Thiago are the other versions of “Jacob” in modern Spanish/Portuguese.
Azerk
+3
Level 64
Nov 22, 2023
I found myself putting San Diego until I realized that's not a capital...oops
katieeeeeeeeeeee
+4
Level 64
Nov 22, 2023
yep i just tried entering são tomé 3 different ways only to remember it's portuguese so i'll go now
mooselikestoparty
+9
Level 60
Nov 27, 2023
The US capital is named for how much laundry I do, because I be washing tons, son
cuendillar
+1
Level 71
Jan 16, 2026
And somehow they still have a dirtbag in charge.
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Apr 24, 2025
Try these quizzes too!

Portuguese

French

GlassMonkeyOLD
+5
Level 69
Jan 14, 2026
Ciudad de la Paz is the new capital of Equatorial Guinea, as of 2 Jan 2026.
dasubergeek
+2
Level 82
Jan 22, 2026
R.I.P. Malabo. I guess I better go retake the Country Capitals quiz... and brush up on all those just-a-neighbourhood-on-an-atoll Oceanian capitals first :)
Mapii29
+1
Level 32
Jan 23, 2026
What about Casablanca? Literal translation is “White House”
MasterRocket
+3
Level 83
Jan 25, 2026
Not a capital city
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