Civilization Name Generator

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Generate civilization names for strategy games, alternate history, and fantasy worldbuilding, from real ancient empires like Akkad and Srivijaya to invented cultures such as the Thessari and Vantar. Includes people-names, homeland names, and dynasty forms.

About civilization names

Civilization names carry an unusual amount of weight because one word has to stand for a people, a land, a language, and often a dynasty. Real examples show how varied the sources are: Sumer and Akkad were named for cities, the Achaemenid Empire for a founding ancestor, Srivijaya from Sanskrit for "shining victory", and the Hittites from a name their neighbours used rather than their own. Many names we use today (Etruscans, Phoenicians, Aztecs) are exonyms coined by outsiders, which is a useful trick for fiction: the name a people gives itself can differ from the name on everyone else's maps.

The list mixes three kinds of entries. First, real civilizations of every inhabited continent, from prehistoric cultures to Iron Age tribes, Maya city-states, and medieval leagues, for alternate history, Civilization-style strategy games, and historical fiction. Second, legendary lost lands like Atlantis, Ys, and Tartessos. Third, original fantasy cultures such as the Thessari, Vantar, and the Kaelith Dominion, built with consistent sound patterns so each seems drawn from a real language family.

A strong invented civilization name usually has two to four syllables, a distinctive consonant cluster (Vashkar, Ulthane), and works as an adjective as well as a noun. If "Thessari pottery" and "a Thessari merchant" both sound natural, the name will hold up across an entire campaign or novel.

How to choose civilization names

  • Decide whether the name is what the people call themselves or what outsiders call them; a proud endonym and a dismissive exonym for the same culture adds instant depth.
  • Pair a short root with a political form to show change over time: Sethra, then High Sethra, then the Third Kessarine Empire.
  • Give neighbouring civilizations names from different sound families (soft vowels vs. hard consonants) so readers never confuse them.
  • Check that the name flexes into an adjective and a demonym: Vantar, Vantari, the Vantari coast.
  • For strategy game mods, keep names to one or two words so they fit in UI labels and diplomacy text.

Frequently asked questions

Where do real civilization names come from?

Most derive from a leading city (Assyria from Assur, Rome from Roma), a founding ancestor or dynasty (Achaemenid, Sasanian), a river or region (Indus, Mesopotamia), or a name given by neighbours and later adopted by historians (Etruscan, Aztec).

Can I use real ancient civilization names in my game or novel?

Yes. Historical names like Akkad, Chola, and Teotihuacan belong to the historical record and appear freely in fiction and games. Just be aware that using a real culture invites comparison to its actual history, so research it or rename it if you want a free hand.

How do I make a fantasy civilization name sound believable?

Choose one or two signature sounds and repeat them across the culture's cities, rulers, and words (Vashkar, Vashtari, Vashkane). Avoid apostrophes and random letter mashing, keep it pronounceable in two to four syllables, and give it a meaning in-world, even if readers never learn it.

What is the difference between a civilization, an empire, and a kingdom?

A civilization is a broad culture with shared language, technology, and cities, and can outlast many governments. An empire is one state ruling multiple peoples, usually by conquest; a kingdom is a single realm under a monarch. The Maya were a civilization made of many kingdoms; Rome was a civilization that became an empire.

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A: 88 names

  • Abbasid Caliphate
  • Aceh Sultanate
  • Achaea
  • Achaean League
  • Achaemenid Persia
  • Adal Sultanate
  • Adena
  • Adiabene
  • Adriatic Veneti
  • Aedui
  • Aeolis
  • Aetolia
  • Aetolian League
  • Agartha
  • Aghlabids
  • Ahhiyawa
  • Ahom Kingdom
  • Ainu
  • Ajuran Sultanate
  • Akan States
  • Akkad
  • Aksum
  • Al-Andalus
  • Alalakh
  • Alans
  • Alashiya
  • Alba
  • Albania Caucasica
  • Almohads
  • Almoravids
  • Alodia
  • Amalfi
  • Amarite League
  • Amber Traders of the Nevar
  • Amberglass Sovereignty
  • Ammon
  • Amorites
  • Amurru
  • Ancestral Puebloans
  • Andronovo
  • Anduvai
  • Anga
  • Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
  • Ankole

A, continued

  • Anshan
  • Antillia
  • Anuradhapura
  • Aq Qoyunlu
  • Aragon
  • Arakan
  • Aram-Damascus
  • Aratta
  • Arawak
  • Arcadia
  • Archonate of Phaleth
  • Argos
  • Arguluth
  • Armenia
  • Aro Confederacy
  • Arverni
  • Arwad
  • Arzawa
  • Ashanti
  • Ashen Realm of Corobel
  • Ashfall Dynasty
  • Ashkani
  • Assur
  • Assyria
  • Asturias
  • Asuka
  • Athens
  • Atlantis
  • Atropatene
  • Attalid Pergamon
  • Au Lac
  • Aureth
  • Auric Compact
  • Austrasia
  • Ava
  • Avalon
  • Avanti
  • Avar Khaganate
  • Awan
  • Ayutthaya
  • Ayyubids
  • Azcapotzalco
  • Aztec Triple Alliance
  • Aztlan

B: 50 names

  • Babylonia
  • Bactria
  • Baekje
  • Bahmani Sultanate
  • Balhae
  • Bali Kingdom
  • Bamana Empire
  • Banten
  • Barotseland
  • Batavi
  • Belgae
  • Bell Beaker Culture
  • Bell Makers of Thunn
  • Belmoria
  • Bengal Sultanate
  • Benin Kingdom
  • Bernicia
  • Bijapur
  • Bithynia
  • Bjarmaland
  • Blackfoot Confederacy
  • Blemmyes
  • Boeotia
  • Bohemia
  • Boii
  • Bono State
  • Borsippa
  • Bosporan Kingdom
  • Brannic Electorate
  • Brass Lantern Republic
  • Brenhaven
  • Bridge Builders of Sorn
  • Brigantes
  • Brittany
  • Bronze Riders of the Vuur Steppe
  • Brunei
  • Buganda
  • Builders of the Black Causeway
  • Bulgar Khanate
  • Bulgaria
  • Bunyoro
  • Burgundians
  • Buried Cities of Quoreth
  • Butua
  • Butuan
  • Buyan
  • Buyeo
  • Buyids
  • Byblos
  • Byzantium

C: 84 names

  • Caddo
  • Cahokia
  • Calakmul
  • Caledonians
  • Calusa
  • Calvasse
  • Canaan
  • Canal Lords of Ettrel
  • Cañari
  • Cantabri
  • Cantons of Hareth
  • Cantre'r Gwaelod
  • Cao Wei
  • Cappadocia
  • Caracol
  • Caral
  • Carchemish
  • Caria
  • Carib
  • Carolingian Empire
  • Carthage
  • Casseval
  • Çatalhöyük
  • Catuvellauni
  • Cayor
  • Cebu Rajahnate
  • Cedar Coast Federation
  • Celtiberians
  • Chachapoya
  • Chagatai Khanate
  • Chaldea
  • Chalukya
  • Chamorro
  • Champa
  • Champasak
  • Chancay
  • Chandela
  • Chanka
  • Characene
  • Chatti
  • Chauci
  • Chavín

C, continued

  • Chedi
  • Chenla
  • Chera
  • Cherusci
  • Chibcha
  • Chichen Itza
  • Chichimeca
  • Chimú
  • Chincha
  • Chola
  • Cholula
  • Chorasmia
  • Chu
  • Chumash
  • Chuzan
  • Cilicia
  • Cimbri
  • Cimmerians
  • City of the Caesars
  • Cliff Weavers of Anhalu
  • Clovis Culture
  • Cockaigne
  • Colchis
  • Colla Kingdom
  • Commagene
  • Commonwealth of Erisund
  • Connacht
  • Copán
  • Copperhold
  • Corded Ware Culture
  • Corinth
  • Cornwall
  • Corvassa
  • Council of Three Fires
  • Covenant of Achelar
  • Crimean Khanate
  • Crown of Twelve Vales
  • Cucuteni-Trypillia
  • Cumania
  • Curonians
  • Cycladic Culture
  • Cyrenaica

D: 35 names

  • D'mt
  • Dacia
  • Dagbon
  • Dahae
  • Dahomey
  • Dai Viet
  • Dál Riata
  • Dali Kingdom
  • Damot
  • Danelaw
  • Darfur Sultanate
  • Dayuan
  • Decapolis
  • Dedan
  • Delhi Sultanate
  • Delian League
  • Demak
  • Denkyira
  • Despotate of Varkelle
  • Diaguita
  • Dian Kingdom
  • Dilmun
  • Djenné-Djenno
  • Dong Son
  • Dorset Culture
  • Dos Pilas
  • Drakmoor
  • Drovakai
  • Drowned Realm of Vael
  • Dumnonia
  • Dust Thrones of Zaqqar
  • Dvaraka
  • Dvaravati
  • Dyfed
  • Dzungar Khanate

E: 29 names

  • East Anglia
  • Eastern Ganga
  • Eastern Wu
  • Ebla
  • Edom
  • Ekron
  • El Argar
  • El Dorado
  • El Mirador
  • El Tajín
  • Elam
  • Elder Kings of Harrow Dun
  • Elder Ysmere
  • Elis
  • Elquessa
  • Elymais
  • Emberlands
  • Emirate of Granada
  • Emishi
  • Enkirith
  • Epirus
  • Eridu
  • Erlitou
  • Eshnunna
  • Eskaldry
  • Estreval
  • Etowah
  • Etruria
  • Etruscan Dodecapolis

F: 11 names

  • Fante Confederacy
  • Fatimids
  • Ferghana
  • First Speakers of the Vale
  • Fort Ancient
  • Franks
  • Free Cities of Taleth
  • Fremont
  • Frisia
  • Funan
  • Funnelbeaker Culture

G: 39 names

  • Gajapati
  • Galatia
  • Galewall Tyranny
  • Galicia-Volhynia
  • Galvessin
  • Gandhara
  • Gaochang
  • Garamantes
  • Gauda
  • Gaya
  • Gaza Empire
  • Gepids
  • Getae
  • Ghana Empire
  • Ghassanids
  • Ghaznavids
  • Glassdune Oases
  • Göbekli Tepe
  • Gododdin
  • Goguryeo
  • Gojoseon
  • Göktürk Khaganate
  • Golconda
  • Golden Horde
  • Gorkha
  • Goryeo
  • Gowa
  • Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  • Great Moravia
  • Great Zimbabwe
  • Greater Aldmark
  • Greco-Bactria
  • Grey Marches of Duun
  • Guaraní
  • Guge
  • Gujarat Sultanate
  • Gupta
  • Gutium
  • Gwynedd

H: 40 names

  • Hadramawt
  • Hafsids
  • Haida
  • Halaf Culture
  • Hallstatt
  • Halvarn
  • Hamath
  • Han
  • Hanseatic League
  • Harappa
  • Hariphunchai
  • Harsha's Empire
  • Hatti
  • Hawaiian Kingdom
  • Hawaiki
  • Hayasa-Azzi
  • Hedromel Ascendancy
  • Heian
  • Helvetii
  • Hephthalites
  • Hesmiri
  • Hesperine League
  • High Sethra
  • Highmeadow Stewardry
  • Himyar
  • Hittites
  • Hohokam
  • Hollovar
  • Hongshan
  • Hopewell
  • Horse Lords of the Kur
  • House of the Nine Suns
  • Hoysala
  • Huastec
  • Huns
  • Hurrians
  • Hy-Brasil
  • Hyksos
  • Hyperborea
  • Hyrcania

I: 26 names

  • Iberia
  • Iceni
  • Idrisids
  • Ifat Sultanate
  • Ife
  • Igbo-Ukwu
  • Ilkhanate
  • Ilkhanate of Sereth
  • Illyria
  • Ilmarra
  • Ilvaric Thalassocracy
  • Imerina
  • Imperium of Dessane
  • Inca
  • Indo-Greek Kingdom
  • Indo-Parthian Kingdom
  • Indo-Scythians
  • Inner Dastavar
  • Ionia
  • Ipsamar
  • Iram of the Pillars
  • Iridar
  • Iroquois Confederacy
  • Isin
  • Israel
  • Iximche

J: 12 names

  • Jadewater Kingdom
  • Jaffna Kingdom
  • Jericho
  • Jin
  • Jiroft Culture
  • Johor Sultanate
  • Jolof
  • Jomon
  • Jomsvikings
  • Jorundal
  • Joseon
  • Judah

K: 68 names

  • K'iche' Kingdom
  • Kaabu
  • Kadamba
  • Kaddur
  • Kaelith Dominion
  • Kakatiya
  • Kalachuri
  • Kalinga
  • Kalmar Union
  • Kamakura
  • Kamarupa
  • Kamboja
  • Kandy
  • Kanem-Bornu
  • Kangju
  • Kano
  • Kanva
  • Kara-Khanid Khanate
  • Karluks
  • Kartli
  • Kashi
  • Kaska
  • Kassite Babylonia
  • Kazakh Khanate
  • Kazan Khanate
  • Kedah
  • Kediri
  • Kemet
  • Kerma
  • Kesrani
  • Kethmar
  • Khamag Mongol
  • Khazar Khaganate
  • Khmer Empire

K, continued

  • Khotan
  • Khwarazm
  • Kidarites
  • Kievan Rus
  • Kilwa Sultanate
  • Kindah
  • Kingdom of Ashkelor
  • Kingdom of Jerusalem
  • Kingdom of Prester John
  • Kingdom of Saguenay
  • Kingdom of the Iron Coast
  • Kingdom of the Isles
  • Kipchaks
  • Kish
  • Kitara
  • Kitezh
  • Kizzuwatna
  • Knossos
  • Koch Kingdom
  • Kofun
  • Konbaung
  • Kong Empire
  • Kongo Kingdom
  • Kosala
  • Kotte
  • Kuba Kingdom
  • Kucha
  • Kumari Kandam
  • Kura-Araxes
  • Kuru
  • Kush
  • Kushan Empire
  • Kutai
  • Kwararafa

L: 50 names

  • La Tène
  • Ladakh
  • Lagash
  • Lakhmids
  • Lambayeque
  • Lan Xang
  • Langkasuka
  • Lanna
  • Lantern Cities of Meir
  • Lapita
  • Larsa
  • Last Lamp-Keepers of Idrel
  • Late Gorvantine Empire
  • Latin League
  • Latium
  • Lavo
  • Lazica
  • Leinster
  • Lemuria
  • Lesser Tolmere
  • Liangzhu
  • Liao
  • Libu
  • Liburnians
  • Licchavi
  • Ligures
  • Lihyan
  • Lima Culture
  • Linear Pottery Culture
  • Lionwater Crown
  • Livonia
  • Loango
  • Lombard League
  • Lombards
  • Lomengar
  • Longshan
  • Lotus-Eaters
  • Loulan
  • Loumerre
  • Luang Prabang
  • Luba Empire
  • Lucanians
  • Lullubi
  • Lunda Empire
  • Lusitanians
  • Luwia
  • Lycia
  • Lycian League
  • Lydia
  • Lyonesse

M: 85 names

  • Ma-i
  • Macedon
  • Magadha
  • Magan
  • Magna Graecia
  • Maguindanao
  • Mahan
  • Majapahit
  • Makuria
  • Malacca Sultanate
  • Mali Empire
  • Malla
  • Malwa Sultanate
  • Mamluk Sultanate
  • Mandate of Suvarre
  • Mangareva
  • Manipur
  • Mannaea
  • Manteño
  • Māori Iwi
  • Mapuche
  • Mapungubwe
  • Maragoth
  • Marajoara
  • Maratha Confederacy
  • Maravi
  • Marcomanni
  • Marethi
  • Margiana
  • Mari
  • Marinids
  • Marwar
  • Massagetae
  • Massalia
  • Massina Empire
  • Massylii
  • Matamba
  • Mataram
  • Matriarchy of Selqa
  • Mauretania
  • Maurya
  • Maya

M, continued

  • Mayapan
  • Maykop
  • Maynila
  • Media
  • Mehrgarh
  • Melayu
  • Meluhha
  • Mercia
  • Meroë
  • Merovingian Gaul
  • Messapians
  • Messenia
  • Mewar
  • Middle Kingdom Egypt
  • Mimbres
  • Ming
  • Minoans
  • Mirzeth
  • Mississippian
  • Mist Herders of Upper Gallow
  • Mitanni
  • Mitla
  • Mixtec
  • Moab
  • Moche
  • Mogollon
  • Moldavia
  • Mon Kingdoms
  • Monte Albán
  • Moriori
  • Mossi Kingdoms
  • Moundville
  • Mrauk U
  • Mu
  • Mughal Empire
  • Muisca
  • Munster
  • Muromachi
  • Muscogee
  • Muscovy
  • Mutapa
  • Mycenae
  • Mysore Kingdom

N: 35 names

  • Nabataea
  • Nairi
  • Nam Viet
  • Nan Madol
  • Nanda Empire
  • Nanzhao
  • Napata
  • Naqada
  • Nara
  • Natufian Culture
  • Naudrisi
  • Navarre
  • Nazca
  • Ndongo
  • Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • Neo-Babylonian Empire
  • New Kingdom Egypt
  • Nine Rivers Kingdom
  • Ninefold Kingdom of Ysra
  • Nineveh
  • Nippur
  • Nobatia
  • Nok Culture
  • Norman Sicily
  • Norse Dublin
  • Northern Wei
  • Northumbria
  • Norumbega
  • Novgorod
  • Nri Kingdom
  • Nubia
  • Numidia
  • Nupe
  • Nuragic Sardinia
  • Nymrath

O: 23 names

  • Obsidian Throne
  • Odrysian Kingdom
  • Ogygia
  • Oirat Confederation
  • Okhrenti
  • Old Karvenne
  • Old Kingdom Egypt
  • Old Prussia
  • Old Swiss Confederacy
  • Old Voraine
  • Olmec
  • Ophir
  • Oronde
  • Orvasti Confederation
  • Oscans
  • Oskellan
  • Osroene
  • Ossari
  • Ostravene
  • Ostrogothic Kingdom
  • Otomi
  • Oxus Civilization
  • Oyo Empire

P: 42 names

  • Pagan
  • Pagaruyung
  • Paititi
  • Pala Empire
  • Palanquin Empire
  • Palenque
  • Pallava
  • Palmyra
  • Panchala
  • Pandya
  • Paracas
  • Paramara
  • Parthia
  • Pazyryk
  • Pechenegs
  • Pegu
  • Peloponnesian League
  • Penglai
  • Perannic Regency
  • Persis
  • Phaeacians
  • Phelessa
  • Philistia
  • Philistine Pentapolis
  • Phoenicia
  • Phrygia
  • Pictland
  • Pisa
  • Pohnpei
  • Polonnaruwa
  • Pontus
  • Poverty Point
  • Powhatan
  • Powys
  • Pratihara
  • Principality of Antioch
  • Ptolemaic Egypt
  • Pukara
  • Punt
  • Purépecha
  • Pyrrhane
  • Pyu City-States

Q: 11 names

  • Qalameth
  • Qara Khitai
  • Qara Qoyunlu
  • Qataban
  • Qatna
  • Qi
  • Qin
  • Qing
  • Quenari
  • Quimbaya
  • Quivira

R: 25 names

  • Raeti
  • Rapa Nui
  • Rarotonga
  • Rashtrakuta
  • Ravenna Exarchate
  • Ravenne Protectorate
  • Raʻiātea
  • Recuay
  • Reed Folk of the Lower Isk
  • Republic of Genoa
  • Republic of Ragusa
  • Republic of Venice
  • Rheged
  • Rhodes
  • Roman Africa
  • Roman Empire
  • Roman Republic
  • Rouran
  • Rozvi
  • Ruinfathers of Tarn Ysel
  • Rungholt
  • Rus Khaganate
  • Rustamids
  • Rwanda Kingdom
  • Ryukyu

S: 87 names

  • Sa Huỳnh
  • Sabaeans
  • Sabines
  • Sable Compact
  • Sabrakesh
  • Safavid Persia
  • Saffarids
  • Sailendra
  • Saint Brendan's Isle
  • Saka
  • Sakalava
  • Salt Kings of Namar
  • Saltmarsh Holdings
  • Sam'al
  • Samanids
  • Sámi
  • Samnium
  • Samo's Realm
  • Samoa
  • Samudera Pasai
  • San Agustín
  • Sanxingdui
  • Sao Civilization
  • Sapphire Dynasty
  • Sarkesh
  • Sarmatia
  • Sasanian Empire
  • Satavahana
  • Scythia
  • Sea Peoples of Ord
  • Second Ormulid Kingdom
  • Seleucid Empire
  • Seljuks
  • Sena Dynasty
  • Sennar
  • Septarchy of Orlune
  • Serathi
  • Sethmara
  • Seven Cities of Gold
  • Shambhala
  • Shang
  • Sheba
  • Shilluk Kingdom

S, continued

  • Shirvan
  • Shunga
  • Shuruppak
  • Sicels
  • Sidon
  • Sijilmasa
  • Sikh Empire
  • Sikkim
  • Silent Empire of Menur
  • Silla
  • Silures
  • Sinagua
  • Singhasari
  • Sintashta
  • Sippar
  • Sitones
  • Sogdiana
  • Sokoto Caliphate
  • Solanki
  • Song
  • Songhai
  • Sophene
  • Sparta
  • Spiro
  • Sri Ksetra
  • Srivijaya
  • Star Priests of Yenith
  • Stone Singers of Maru Tal
  • Strathclyde
  • Subartu
  • Suebi
  • Sui
  • Sukhothai
  • Sultanate of Rum
  • Sulu Sultanate
  • Sumer
  • Suncrest Reaches
  • Sunda
  • Sundar Confederacy
  • Sunken Courts of Almeris
  • Sunspire Empire
  • Sur Empire
  • Swahili Coast
  • Syracuse

T: 68 names

  • Ta-Seti
  • Tabal
  • Tahirids
  • Tahiti
  • Taíno
  • Tairona
  • Takrur
  • Tambralinga
  • Tamna
  • Tang
  • Tarahumara
  • Tarascans
  • Tarquinia
  • Tartessos
  • Tarumanagara
  • Taungoo
  • Tavrokine
  • Tawantinsuyu
  • Tenochtitlan
  • Teotihuacan
  • Ternate
  • Tessalene
  • Tessamund
  • Tetrarchy of Olbenne
  • Teutones
  • Texcoco
  • Thebes
  • Themiscyra
  • Theocracy of Immur
  • Thessaly
  • Thessari
  • Third Kessarine Empire
  • Thistlemoor Dynasty
  • Thornic Principalities

T, continued

  • Thousand Terraces
  • Thrace
  • Thule
  • Tibetan Empire
  • Tide Wardens of Pellamy
  • Tidore
  • Tikal
  • Timurid Empire
  • Tír na nÓg
  • Tiwanaku
  • Tlaxcala
  • Tlingit
  • Tocharians
  • Tollan
  • Toltec
  • Tondo
  • Torvashi
  • Totonac
  • Travancore
  • Trebizond
  • Tripolitania
  • Tripura
  • Troy
  • Tulgor
  • Tumaco-La Tolita
  • Tupi
  • Tuyuhun
  • Tuʻi Manuʻa
  • Tuʻi Tonga Empire
  • Twin Crowns of Lussane
  • Twin Moons Court
  • Tyre
  • Tzakhem
  • Tzintzuntzan

U: 17 names

  • Ubaid
  • Udrasine Pact
  • Ugarit
  • Ulthane
  • Umayyad Caliphate
  • Umbral Concord
  • Umbri
  • Umma
  • Únětice
  • Ur
  • Ur-Karath
  • Urartu
  • Urkesh
  • Urnfield Culture
  • Uruk
  • Uxmal
  • Uyghur Khaganate

V: 27 names

  • Vajji
  • Vakataka
  • Valdivia Culture
  • Van Lang
  • Vandal Africa
  • Vanga
  • Vanished Mound-Lords of Epp
  • Vantar
  • Varna Culture
  • Vascones
  • Vashkar Hegemony
  • Vashtari
  • Vatsa
  • Veii
  • Velmoran
  • Vettones
  • Vijayanagara
  • Villanovan Culture
  • Vinča Culture
  • Vindaloth
  • Vineta
  • Visigothic Hispania
  • Vladimir-Suzdal
  • Vodrune
  • Volga Bulgaria
  • Volsci
  • Vorsheim

W: 15 names

  • Wabanaki Confederacy
  • Wadai
  • Wagadou
  • Wallachia
  • Wari
  • Waymakers of Ossuane
  • Wendat Confederacy
  • Wessex
  • Western Ganga
  • Western Xia
  • Whitecliff Realm
  • Wilusa
  • Wintermere
  • Wusun
  • Wuyue

X: 4 names

  • Xia
  • Xianbei
  • Xiongnu
  • Xochicalco

Y: 17 names

  • Yamatai
  • Yamato
  • Yamhad
  • Yamnaya
  • Yan
  • Yangshao
  • Yap
  • Yaxchilan
  • Yayoi
  • Yelang
  • Yrrith
  • Ys
  • Yssendi Marches
  • Ytharene
  • Yuan
  • Yue
  • Yuezhi

Z: 12 names

  • Zagwe
  • Zanj
  • Zapotec
  • Zazzau
  • Zenú
  • Zerethi
  • Zerzura
  • Zhao
  • Zhou
  • Zhoulan
  • Zulu Kingdom
  • Zuvenna