Names of Myanmar Towns

• Yangon : Formerly called Rangoon in English. Means "end of strife"
       • Dagon : Derived from Tain-goat-tra

 • Mandalay : Named after the Mandalay Hill. Derived from Pali word "Mandalar", meaning "the center"
       • Yadanapone : meaning "pile of gems"

• Amarapura : "the land of no death"

• Bagan : Derived from Pagan which again is derived from pyugama, meaning "village of pyu". The word "pyugama" to "pyugam" then pugan and then pagan.

• Tainpa Deepa : land of copper

• Innwa : mouth of the lake

• Innlay : small lake

• Bago : Derived from Paeko, meaning "stealing peas"

• Hantharwaddy : meaning "land of hinthar (a kind of mythical duck)"

• Beikthano : Derived from Hindu God's name: Vishnu

• Shwebo :
       • Mouke Tsoe Bo: meaning "auspicious place for hunters"
       • Yan Gyee Aung:
       • Kone Baung:
       • Ratna Theinga:
       • Shwebo:

• Yaynanchaung : meaning "stream of petroleum"

• Chauk : meaning "dry", being in the heart of the dry zone.

• Sagaing : meaning "branch of a tree called 'sis'"

Names of Myanmar Rivers

• Ayeyarwaddy : Formerly spelled Irrawaddy. Meaning "elephant river". Derived from Sanskrit term "airavati"

• Than Lwin : Formerly called Salween. Meaning "olive"

Old Names and New Names

Names of Myanmar People

• In the West, you may find a person with the last name "Edison" (Edi+son) like Thomas Edison. That means son of Edi or Edward. Jefferson will mean "son of Jeffery", and so on. Mr. Black. Mr. Brown. Or even Mr. Bridget his/her name means:
 

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