Bosnian Place Name Generator
Real Bosnian towns, rivers and peaks, plus built ones
Generate place names from Bosnia and Herzegovina with their diacritics: real towns, villages, mountains and rivers such as Mostar, Počitelj, Višegrad, Bjelašnica and Neretva, plus a smaller share built from the same elements, with Novi, Stari or Bijela in front of Han, Kula or Most. Made for maps, stories and games.
About Bosnian place names
Place names in Bosnia and Herzegovina are easy to read once you know a few parts. Gornji and Donji mean upper and lower, Novi and Stari new and old, and each changes its ending to agree with the noun: Gornji Rahić, Gornja Tuzla, Gornje Polje. The Ottoman centuries left their own words: a Vakuf grew on land of a religious endowment (Donji Vakuf, Kulen Vakuf), a Han was a roadside inn (Han Pijesak, Begov Han), a Kula is a tower and a Majdan a mine (Stari Majdan).
The landscape supplies the rest. Most is a bridge (Sanski Most), Polje a field, as in the wide karst fields of the southwest and south (Livanjsko polje, Popovo polje), Brdo a hill, Banja a spa, Varoš a town or its outer quarter (Kotor Varoš) and Luka, in inland names, a meadow by a river. Villages ending in -ići are named after a family, while -ovac, -ica, -ovo, -ište and -nik often follow a tree or plant: Jablanica from the poplar, Orašac from the walnut.
About nine in ten names here are real: cities and towns, villages from the Krajina to Herzegovina, old fortresses, mountains, rivers, lakes and karst fields, with their diacritics. The rest are built from the same elements, and many of those will match a real village too.
How to choose Bosnian place names
- Match the name to the landscape: a Polje name belongs on a plain or karst field, Brdo on a hill, Luka on a riverbank, and a name with Most or Kula needs a bridge or a tower in the story.
- Keep the diacritics. Bihać, Višegrad, Goražde and Čapljina are misspelled without them, and dž is written as two letters, as in Hadžići.
- For neighboring settlements, use the real pairing habit of Gornji and Donji, as in Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje and Donji Vakuf. The adjective agrees with the noun: Gornja with Luka, Gornje with Polje.
- Follow the local spelling rule for capitals: every word of a settlement name takes one (Bijelo Polje, Han Pijesak), while a lake, field or pass keeps its common noun in lower case (Boračko jezero, Kupreška vrata).
- To build your own, join a tree, an animal or an old family name to an ending such as -ovac, -ište or -ići, then search a map, because plain compounds like these often match a real village.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real places in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
About nine in ten are. Names such as Mostar, Jajce, Počitelj, Lukomir, Prenj and Pliva are real towns, villages, mountains and rivers. The rest are built from the same words and endings: an adjective such as Novi or Stari with Han, Kula, Most or Polje, or a tree name with -ovac or -ište. Because those words are so common, a built name can easily match a small real village, so look it up on a map if that matters for your project.
What do Vakuf, Han and Kula mean in Bosnian town names?
All three date from the Ottoman period. A vakuf is a religious endowment, and towns such as Donji Vakuf and Kulen Vakuf grew on endowed land. A han was an inn for travelers and caravans, as in Han Pijesak, and a kula is a fortified tower, as in Kula Fazlagića.
Does the list include places outside Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Every real entry lies in Bosnia and Herzegovina or on its border. Some rivers and mountains are shared with neighboring countries, among them the Drina, Sava, Una, Tara and Dinara. Towns and villages of neighboring countries are left out.
How are the letters č, ć, š, ž and đ pronounced?
Č is the ch of church and ć a softer version of the same sound, so Čapljina and Bihać both have a ch. Š is sh, as in Šipovo, and ž is the s of measure, as in Žepče. Đ is a soft j sound, dž is the j of jam, and a plain j sounds like the y of yes, so Jajce starts with a y sound.
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All 1,000 Bosnian place names
A: 8 names
- Agino Selo
- Aladinići
- Alifakovac
- Amajlije
- Arapuša
- Arnautovići
- Arslanagića Most
- Avtovac
B: 113 names
- Baba planina
- Babanovac
- Bakovići
- Baljci
- Balkana
- Banja Luka
- Banja Vrućica
- Banovići
- Baraći
- Bardača
- Barevo
- Baščaršija
- Bastasi
- Batin
- Batkuša
- Begov Han
- Begov Vakuf
- Begova Kula
- Begova Mahala
- Begovi Mlini
- Begovići
- Bekija
- Bembaša
- Berkovići
- Bihać
- Bijača
- Bijambare
- Bijela Kula
- Bijela rijeka
- Bijela Tabija
- Bijeli Grad
- Bijeljina
- Bijelo Brdo
- Bijelo jezero
- Bijelo Polje
- Bilalovac
- Bileća
- Bilećko jezero
- Bilješevo
- Binježevo
- Biograci
- Birač
- Bistrički grad
- Bistrik
- Bitovnja
- Bivolje Brdo
- Bjelaj
- Bjelajce
- Bjelašnica
- Bjelimići
- Bjelovčina
- Blace
- Blagaj
- Blatačko jezero
- Blažuj
- Blidinje
B, continued
- Bliha
- Blizanci
- Bobovac
- Bočac
- Bogdašić
- Bogutovo Selo
- Bojska
- Bokavići
- Boljuni
- Borač
- Boračko jezero
- Borajna
- Borčani
- Borci
- Borike
- Borja
- Borovnik
- Bosanska Krupa
- Bosanska Otoka
- Bosanski Petrovac
- Bosansko Grahovo
- Bosna
- Botin
- Bratunac
- Bravsko
- Brčko
- Bregava
- Bregoč
- Brekovica
- Brestovsko
- Breza
- Brezičani
- Brezovac
- Brezovo
- Brezovo Polje
- Bristovi
- Brka
- Brod
- Brod na Drini
- Bronzani Majdan
- Brotnjo
- Brutusi
- Bugojno
- Buhovo
- Bukinje
- Bukov Potok
- Bukova Ravan
- Bukovik
- Bukve
- Buna
- Bunica
- Buško jezero
- Bušletić
- Busovača
- Butmir
- Buturović Polje
- Bužim
C: 36 names
- Čabulja
- Čajniče
- Čapljina
- Careva Ćuprija
- Cazin
- Čečava
- Ćehotina
- Čelebić
- Čelić
- Čelinac
- Čeljevo
- Čemernica
- Čemerno
- Čerigaj
- Čerin
- Cerno
- Čevljanovići
- Cim
- Cincar
- Čipuljić
- Čitluk
- Crepoljsko
- Crkvina
- Crkvište
- Crna rijeka
- Crne Lokve
- Crni Lug
- Crnići
- Crnjelovo
- Crno jezero
- Crvanj
- Crveni Grm
- Crvenice
- Čule
- Cvrcka
- Čvrsnica
D: 67 names
- Dabarsko polje
- Dabravine
- Dejčići
- Deransko jezero
- Derventa
- Devetak
- Deževice
- Dimitor
- Dinara
- Diva Grabovica
- Divič
- Divičani
- Djevor
- Doboj
- Dobor
- Doborovci
- Dobretići
- Dobrič
- Dobrigošće
- Dobrinje
- Dobro Polje
- Dobro Selo
- Dobrošin
- Dobrun
- Dolac
- Doljani
- Doljanka
- Domaljevac
- Domanovići
- Donja Čaršija
- Donja Mahala
- Donja Slatina
- Donje Vrelo
D, continued
- Donji Gradac
- Donji Kraji
- Donji Vakuf
- Donji Žabar
- Dračevo
- Dragićina
- Dragočaj
- Drenova
- Drenovac
- Drežanka
- Drežnica
- Drijenča
- Drina
- Drinić
- Drinjača
- Drinovci
- Drivuša
- Drvar
- Drvetine
- Dubočani
- Duboki Do
- Duboki Potok
- Duga Luka
- Duge
- Duge Bare
- Duge Njive
- Duman
- Duratbegov Dolac
- Đurđevik
- Duvanjsko polje
- Dužice
- Dvorovi
- Džakule
- Džepi
E: 1 name
- Eminovo Selo
F: 5 names
- Fajtovci
- Fatničko polje
- Foča
- Fojnica
- Fojnička rijeka
G: 46 names
- Gabela
- Gacko
- Gata
- Gatačko polje
- Glamoč
- Glamočko polje
- Glasinac
- Glavatičevo
- Glavice
- Gnojnice
- Golija
- Golinjevo
- Golo Brdo
- Golubić
- Gorani
- Goražde
- Gornja Banja
- Gornja Luka
- Gornja Slatina
- Gornja Tuzla
- Gornja Varoš
- Gornje Polje
- Gornji Podgradci
- Gornji Rahić
- Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje
- Gostović
- Govza
- Grabovine
- Grabovnik
- Grabovo
- Gračanica
- Gradac
- Gradačac
- Gradina
- Gradiška
- Gradište
- Gradsko Brdo
- Grahovsko polje
- Greben
- Grmeč
- Gromiljak
- Grude
- Grušča
- Guber
- Guča Gora
- Gumnište
H: 34 names
- Hadžići
- Hajderovići
- Hajdučka vrata
- Halapić
- Hambarine
- Han Bila
- Han Pijesak
- Han Ploča
- Hanska Luka
- Hardomilje
- Hercegovina
- Here
- Hladno Vrelo
- Hodbina
- Hodidjed
- Hodžići
- Hotonj
- Hranisava
- Hrašljani
- Hrasnica
- Hrasno
- Hrbljina
- Hrčavka
- Hreša
- Hrgud
- Hrustovača
- Hum
- Humac
- Humilišani
- Humina
- Husino
- Hutovo
- Hutovo blato
- Hutovski grad
I: 12 names
- Idbar
- Idovačko jezero
- Igman
- Ilidža
- Ilijaš
- Ilomska
- Ilovača
- Ivan planina
- Ivan-sedlo
- Ivanjska
- Izačić
- Izbično
J: 26 names
- Jablanica
- Jablaničko jezero
- Jadar
- Jadovnik
- Jahorina
- Jajce
- Jala
- Janj
- Janja
- Japra
- Jardan
- Jardol
- Jare
- Jasenik
- Jasenovo
- Javor
- Javornik
- Javorov Dolac
- Jelah
- Jelašca
- Jeleč
- Jelova Kosa
- Jelovica
- Jezero
- Jezerski
- Jošavka
K: 94 names
- Kaćuni
- Kakanj
- Kalenderovci
- Kalesija
- Kalibunar
- Kalinovik
- Kamengrad
- Kameni Han
- Kameni Most
- Kamenica
- Kamenik
- Kamešnica
- Kandija
- Karadže
- Karanovac
- Karaula
- Kašići
- Kasindo
- Kasindolska rijeka
- Kazaginac
- Kerep
- Kifino Selo
- Kiseljak
- Kladanj
- Kladopoljsko jezero
- Klašnice
- Klekovača
- Klepci
- Klinje
- Ključ
- Klobuk
- Klokot
- Knešpolje
- Kneževići
- Kneževo
- Knežina
- Kobaš
- Kobilja Glava
- Kobiljača
- Kočerin
- Kolina
- Kolo
- Komar
- Komotin
- Kongora
- Konjic
- Konjuh
K, continued
- Kopači
- Koprivna
- Koraj
- Korita
- Kostajnica
- Kostrč
- Kotlaničko jezero
- Kotor Varoš
- Kotorsko
- Kovačevići
- Kozara
- Kozarac
- Kozarska Dubica
- Kozograd
- Krajina
- Kraljeva Kula
- Kraljeva Sutjeska
- Kraljevo Polje
- Kralupi
- Krasulje
- Kravica
- Krčevine
- Krehin Gradac
- Kreka
- Krenica
- Kreševo
- Krivaja
- Krivodol
- Krnjeuša
- Krupa na Uni
- Krupa na Vrbasu
- Krupac
- Kruščica
- Kruševo
- Kruškovac
- Kukavičko jezero
- Kukulje
- Kula Fazlagića
- Kula Grad
- Kulen Vakuf
- Kuline
- Kupres
- Kupreška vrata
- Kupreško polje
- Kusače
- Kušlat
- Kute
L: 46 names
- Laktaši
- Lapsunj
- Lastva
- Lašva
- Lašvanska dolina
- Lebršnik
- Ledinac
- Lelija
- Leotar
- Lepenica
- Letka
- Lijevče polje
- Lim
- Lipa
- Lipnik
- Lipno
- Lipov Gaj
- Lipovac
- Lipovo
- Lipovo Brdo
- Lisičići
- Lisina
- Lištani
- Lištica
- Livanjsko polje
- Livno
- Ljubija
- Ljubina
- Ljubinje
- Ljubišnja
- Ljubunci
- Ljubuša
- Ljubuški
- Ljusina
- Ljuti Dolac
- Ločika
- Lohinja
- Lokvanjsko jezero
- Lokve
- Lopare
- Lukavac
- Lukavica
- Lukomir
- Lunjevača
- Lupoglav
- Lušci Palanka
M: 51 names
- Maglaj
- Maglić
- Mahovljani
- Majevica
- Makljen
- Mala Kladuša
- Mala Usora
- Malešići
- Mali Vakuf
- Mandino Selo
- Maoča
- Marijin Dvor
- Martin Brod
- Maslovare
- Masna Luka
- Matići
- Međeđa
- Međiđa
- Medna
- Međugorje
- Međurječje
- Mesići
- Mesihovina
- Milančev buk
- Mile
- Miletina
- Milići
- Miljacka
- Miljevina
- Mioče
- Mirke
- Misoča
- Mlinarići
- Mlinište
- Mlinska Rijeka
- Modračko jezero
- Modriča
- Mokranjska Miljacka
- Mokro
- Mokronoge
- Morine
- Mosko
- Mostar
- Mostarska Vrata
- Mostarsko blato
- Moštre
- Motajica
- Mrakovo
- Mramor
- Mrkodol
- Mrkonjić Grad
N: 19 names
- Nahorevo
- Nemila
- Neretva
- Neum
- Nevesinje
- Nevesinjsko polje
- Nević Polje
- Nišići
- Nova Bila
- Nova Topola
- Novi Grad
- Novi Han
- Novi Majdan
- Novi Most
- Novi Šeher
- Novi Travnik
- Novi Vakuf
- Novo Goražde
- Novo Selo
O: 39 names
- Obalj
- Obodnik
- Obri
- Obudovac
- Očauš
- Oćevija
- Odžak
- Ograđenik
- Oklaji
- Okolišće
- Olovo
- Olovske Luke
- Omolje
- Oplećani
- Orahov Do
- Orahova
- Orahovlje
- Orašac
- Orašje
- Orjen
- Orlov Kamen
- Orlovača
- Orlovačko jezero
- Orlovo
- Osat
- Osinja
- Osječani
- Osječenica
- Oskova
- Osmaci
- Osoje
- Oštra Luka
- Oštrelj
- Ostrovica
- Ostrožac
- Otinovci
- Otiš
- Ovčari
- Ozren
P: 85 names
- Pajić Polje
- Pajtov Han
- Pale
- Paljanska Miljacka
- Paljenik
- Paljike
- Paoča
- Papraća
- Par Selo
- Pavlovac
- Pazarić
- Peć Mlini
- Pećigrad
- Pelagićevo
- Perin Han
- Perućačko jezero
- Perućica
- Petrovačko polje
- Petrovo
- Peulje
- Pidriš
- Plana
- Plehan
- Pliva
- Plivsko jezero
- Plješevica
- Pljeva
- Pločno
- Počitelj
- Podbor
- Podgorani
- Podgrab
- Podgradina
- Podgrmeč
- Podhum
- Podlugovi
- Podmilačje
- Podnovlje
- Podorašac
- Podrašnica
- Podrinje
- Podromanija
P, continued
- Podstijena
- Podveležje
- Podzvizd
- Pogar
- Poklečani
- Poljice
- Polog
- Ponijeri
- Popov Most
- Popovo polje
- Poprati
- Poriče
- Posavina
- Posušje
- Potkozarje
- Potkula
- Potočani
- Potoci
- Potpolje
- Pounje
- Prača
- Prekaja
- Prenj
- Preodac
- Prevlje
- Pribinić
- Pridjel
- Prijedor
- Priluka
- Prisoje
- Pritoka
- Privalj
- Prnjavor
- Proboj
- Prokoško jezero
- Prolog
- Prosara
- Proslap
- Prozor-Rama
- Prud
- Prusac
- Puračić
- Putićevo
R: 40 names
- Radimlja
- Radobolja
- Raduša
- Rajlovac
- Rakelići
- Rakitnica
- Rakitno
- Rakovica
- Rama
- Ramići
- Ramsko jezero
- Rankovići
- Rasno
- Raštani
- Rastovača
- Ravan planina
- Ravno
- Ravno Polje
- Razboj
- Rekavice
- Reljevo
- Resanovci
- Ribari
- Ribnik
- Ričina
- Ripci
- Risovac
- Rmanj
- Roćević
- Rogatica
- Romanija
- Roško Polje
- Rostovo
- Rotimlja
- Rudanka
- Rudine
- Rudo
- Rumboci
- Ružići
- Rzav
S: 98 names
- Šabići
- Salakovac
- Šamac
- Sana
- Sanica
- Sanski Most
- Šantići
- Sapna
- Sarajevo
- Sarajevsko polje
- Sarajlije
- Šator
- Šatorsko jezero
- Sava
- Šćit
- Šćitovo
- Sedrenik
- Šekovići
- Selište
- Semberija
- Semizovac
- Seona
- Seonjaci
- Šepak
- Setihovo
- Šićki Brod
- Simin Han
- Sinanovići
- Šipovača
- Šipovo
- Šiprage
- Široki Brijeg
- Šištica
- Sivrino Selo
- Sjekose
- Sjemeć
- Skakavac
- Skelani
- Skugrić
- Slatina
- Slimena
- Slovinj
- Služanj
- Sokograd
- Sokolac
- Sokolov Grad
- Sokolova Greda
- Sokolova Stijena
- Sokolovići
S, continued
- Sokolovo
- Solakova Kula
- Soli
- Sovići
- Spiljani
- Spreča
- Srbac
- Srebrenica
- Srebrenik
- Srednje
- Sretnice
- Stanari
- Stara Bila
- Stara Kula
- Stara Varoš
- Staretina
- Stari Han
- Stari Majdan
- Stari Vakuf
- Staro Rudo
- Staro Selo
- Stavnja
- Stijena
- Stipanjići
- Štirinsko jezero
- Stjepan Polje
- Stjepan-grad
- Stojkovići
- Stolac
- Stožer
- Štrbački buk
- Stričići
- Strojice
- Struge
- Studenci
- Studeno Vrelo
- Stupari
- Sturba
- Šturlić
- Suhi Potok
- Suho Polje
- Šujica
- Šurmanci
- Sutina
- Sutjeska
- Suvaja
- Svilaj
- Svitavsko jezero
- Svrake
T: 49 names
- Tajan
- Tara
- Tarčin
- Tarevci
- Tasovčići
- Tavna
- Teočak
- Tešanj
- Teskera
- Teslić
- Tičevo
- Tihaljina
- Tijesno
- Tilava
- Tinja
- Tjentište
- Tješilo
- Tobut
- Todorovo
- Tojšići
- Tolisa
- Tomislavgrad
- Topčić Polje
- Toričan
- Trapisti
- Travnik
- Travunija
- Trebava
- Trebević
- Trebimlja
- Trebinje
- Trebišnjica
- Trebižat
- Trešanica
- Treskavica
- Tribistovo
- Trn
- Trnovača
- Trnovo
- Tromeđa
- Tropolje
- Tržac
- Tuholj
- Turbe
- Turija
- Tušila
- Tušnica
- Tuzla
- Tvrdoš
U: 18 names
- Udrč
- Ugar
- Ugljevik
- Uilica
- Ukrina
- Ulog
- Uloško jezero
- Umoljani
- Una
- Unac
- Usora
- Ustikolina
- Ustiprača
- Ustirama
- Uvac
- Uzarići
- Uzlomac
- Uzričje
V: 72 names
- Vakufsko Polje
- Vardište
- Vareš
- Varoška Rijeka
- Varvara
- Vedašić
- Velež
- Veličani
- Velika Kladuša
- Velika Obarska
- Velika Usora
- Velika Vlasulja
- Veliki Han
- Veliki Vran
- Veljaci
- Vesela
- Vesela Straža
- Vidoši
- Vidoški grad
- Vidovice
- Viduša
- Vijaka
- Vinac
- Vinjani
- Višegrad
- Višegradska Banja
- Višići
- Visočica
- Visoki
- Visoko
- Vitez
- Vitina
- Vitkovići
- Vitorog
- Vitovlje
- Vjetrenica
V, continued
- Vlakovo
- Vlasenica
- Vlašić
- Vogošća
- Vojkovići
- Voljice
- Volujak
- Vran
- Vranduk
- Vranica
- Vranjevo
- Vrapčići
- Vratar
- Vratnik
- Vrbanja
- Vrbanjci
- Vrbas
- Vrbica
- Vrbovac
- Vrdolje
- Vrelo Bosne
- Vrelo Bune
- Vrelo Klokota
- Vrelo Plive
- Vrhbosna
- Vrnograč
- Vrsta
- Vrtoče
- Vučevo
- Vučipolje
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