Russia is the largest country in the world, with 222205 registered geographical names as of January 2017, consisting of 22 republics, 4 autonomous regions, 1 autonomous oblast, 9 territories, 46 oblasts, 1396 cities, 1900 districts, 112823 villages (more than 100 people).
The most commonly used place names in Russia are (the same 200 or more):
Александровка (source from Alexandria) 346
Ивановка (source taken from Ivan) 289
Михайловка (source from Mikhail) 288
Каменка (source taken from stone) 262
Никольское (source from Nicoar) 255
Николаевка (source from Nikolai) 241
Березовка (source taken from birch tree) 235
Заречье (source from the riverbank) 216
Алексеевка (source taken from Alexei) 201
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Russian place names will make you feel like you've traveled all over the world, among which are:
Африка (Africa)
Бирама(Myanmar)
Иран (Iran)
Люксембург (Luxembourg)
Гоа (Fruit)
Чад (Chad)
Эстония(Estonia)
Russian place names allow you to go in the following places:
Париж (Paris)
Берлин(Berlin)
Вавилон(Babylon)
Варшава(Warsaw)
Венеция(Venice)
Дели (New Delhi)
Истамбул (Istanbul)
Russian place names name birds:
Птицы(Bird)
Курица(Chicken)
Mahjong
Ворона(Crow)
Канарейка(Canary)
Кукушка(Cuckoo)
Лебедь(Swan)
Russian place names are named after wild animals:
Медведи(熊)
Cлон (elephant)
Лисица(Fox)
Лосиха(Elk)
Выдра(Otter)
Белка(Squirrel)
Суслики(Weasel)
Russian place names name domestic animals:
Бык (cow)
Коза(sheep)
Конь(Horse)
Коты(cat)
Ишаки(Donkey)
Russian place names name fish:
Тюлька(棱鲱)
Налим(江鳕)
Сиг (White Salmon)
Сима (Equestrian salmon)
Cкат (ray)
Сом (Catfish)
Форель(Trout)
Russian place names name plants:
Облепиха(Sea buckthorn)
Дуб (oak)
Елка (pine)
Ива (Willow)
Клены(Maple)
Камыш(Reed)
Осина (Poplar)
Russian place names have food:
Колбаса(sausage)
Икра (caviar)
Овсянка(oatmeal)
Глазунья (poached egg)
Свинина(Pork)
Сыр (cheese)
Russian place names are named after names:
Анна (Anna)
Оля (Olea)
Шура(Sura)
Владимир(Vladimir)
Иван(Ivan)
Роман(Roman)
Филя(Philia)
Russian place names have human organs:
Голова(頭)
Глазки (eyes)
Губа (lips)
Рука(hand)
Шея (neck)
Палец (finger)
Сердце(heart)
The naming of Russian place names is impressive:
Война (War)
Грабежи(Robbery)
Застенки(Dungeon)
Кладбище(Cemetery)
Кома (coma)
Упокой(Anling)
Упыри (vampire)
Russian place-name naming reflects national characteristics:
Бухалово (Drunken Revelry)
Бухай (Drinking)
Две Виски (2 glasses of whiskey)
Запивалово(Binge drink)
Наливки (sweet wine)
There are also many Russian place names with the Ы letter at the beginning:
Ynyuchan
Yb
Ygyatta
Ynakhstikh
Irban
Russian place names have happy life: Веселая жизнь