Antigua and Barbuda in other languages: Saint John’s and parishes

Antigua and Barbuda is an English-speaking island state with the ISO codes AG, ATG and 028. The page lists its name in 159 languages, the capital Saint John’s in 55, and the six parishes and two dependencies with their ISO 3166-2 codes.

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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
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AG
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ATG
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028
Antigua and Barbuda English · Latin
English
Antigua and Barbuda
Capital
Saint John’sSaint John’s

ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. Flag after the Wikimedia Commons drawing.

Antigua and Barbuda in other languages: list of exonyms

Antigua and Barbuda in 159 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
EnglishengAntigua and Barbudasame as written
Galician, Interlingua, Italian, Novial, Occitan, Romansh, Sicilian, Sardinianglg / ina / ita / nov / oci / roh / scn / srdAntigua e Barbudasame as written
Estonian, Finnish, Kven, Northern Sami, Võroest / fin / fkv / sme / vorAntigua ja Barbudasame as written
Aragonese, Asturian, Ladin, Spanisharg / ast / lld / spaAntigua y Barbudasame as written
Czech, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Slovakces / dsb / hsb / slkAntigua a Barbudasame as written
Afrikaans, Limburgish, Dutchafr / lim / nldAntigua en Barbudasame as written
Danish, Faroese, Norwegiandan / fao / norAntigua og Barbudasame as written
Catalan, Polishcat / polAntigua i Barbudasame as written
AzerbaijaniazeAntiqua və Barbuda / Антигуа вә БарбудаAntiqua və Barbuda
BambarabamAntiguwa ani Barabudisame as written
BosnianbosAntigva i Barbuda / Антигва и Барбуда / آنتٖىغوا وٖ باربۆداAntigva i Barbuda
BretonbreAntigua ha Barbudasame as written
CorsicancosAntiga ha Barbudasame as written
Crimean TatarcrhAntigua ve Barbuda / Антигуа ве БарбудаAntigua ve Barbuda
WelshcymAntigwa a Barbuda, Antigua a Barbudasame as written
GermandeuAntigua und Barbudasame as written
EsperantoepoAntigvo-Barbudosame as written
BasqueeusAntigua eta Barbudasame as written
FrenchfraAntigua-et-Barbudasame as written
Franco-ProvençalfrpAntigoa-et-Barbudasame as written
West FrisianfryAntigua en Barbûdasame as written
FriulianfurAntigue e Barbudesame as written
GagauzgagAntigua hem Barbuda / Антигуа хем БарбудаAntigua hem Barbuda
Scottish GaelicglaAntigua agus Barbudasame as written
IrishgleAntigua agus Barbúda / Antigua agus Barbúdasame as written
ManxglvAntigua as Barbudasame as written
Haitian CreolehatAntigwa ak Baboudasame as written
CroatianhrvAntigva i Barbudasame as written
HungarianhunAntigua és Barbudasame as written
IgboiboAntiga na Babudasame as written
IndonesianindAntigua dan Barbudasame as written
IcelandicislAntígva og Barbúdasame as written
JavanesejavAntigua lan Barbudasame as written
Jersey Norman FrenchjnfAntigua et Barbudasame as written
KarakalpakkaaAntigua haʻm Barbuda / Антигуа ҳәм БарбудаAntigua haʻm Barbuda
Kurmanji KurdishkurAntîgwa û Barbûda, Antîgûa û Barbûdasame as written
LatinlatAntiqua et Barbudasame as written
LatvianlavAntigva un Barbudasame as written
LingalalinAntigua mpé Barbudasame as written
LithuanianlitAntigva ir Barbudasame as written
LuxembourgishltzAntigua an Barbudasame as written
MalagasymlgAntiga sy Barbodasame as written
MaltesemltAntigwa u Barbudasame as written
MoldovanmolAntigua și Barbuda / Антигуа ши БарбудаAntigua și Barbuda
MalaymsaAntigua dan Barbuda / انتيݢوا دان باربوداAntigua dan Barbuda
NahuatlnahAntigua īhuān Barbudasame as written
Low GermanndsAntigua un Barbudasame as written
Norman FrenchnrmAuntique et Barbudesame as written
PortugueseporAntígua e Barbudasame as written
QuechuaqueAntiwa Barbudawansame as written
Kalderash RomanirmyAntigua ťai Barbuda / आन्तिगुआ थाइ बार्बुदाAntigua ťai Barbuda
RomanianronAntigua și Barbudasame as written
AromanianrupAntigua shi Barbudasame as written
SloviosloAntiga i Barbuda / Антига и Барбуда, Antiga-Barbuda / Антига-БарбудаAntiga i Barbuda, Antiga-Barbuda
SlovenianslvAntigva in Barbudasame as written
SamogitiansmgAntėgva ė Barbudasame as written
AlbaniansqiAntigua dhe Barbudasame as written
Saterland FrisianstqAntigua un Barbudasame as written
SwahiliswaAntigua na Barbudasame as written
SwedishsweAntigua och Barbudasame as written
TetumtetAntígua no Barbudasame as written
TagalogtglAntigua at Barbudasame as written
TurkmentukAntigua we Barbuda / Антигуа ве БарбудаAntigua we Barbuda
TurkishturAntigua ve Barbudasame as written
UzbekuzbAntigua va Barbuda / Антигуа ва Барбуда / ئەنتىگۇئە ۋە بەربۇدەAntigua va Barbuda
VietnamesevieAn-ti-gu-a và Ba-bu-đasame as written
VolapükvolLantigeän e Barbudeänsame as written
WalloonwlnAntigwa eyet Barboudasame as written
WolofwolAntigua ak Barbudasame as written
ZazakizzaAntigua u Barbudasame as written
Bulgarian, Russianbul / rusАнтигуа и БарбудаAntigua i Barbuda
Komi, Meadow Marikom / mhrАнтигуа да БарбудаAntigua da Barbuda
AbkhazabkАнтигуеи БарбудеиAntiguei Barbudei
AltaialtАнтигуа ла БарбудаAntigua la Barbuda
AvaravaАнтигуа ва БарбудаAntigua wa Barbuda
BashkirbakАнтигуа һәм Барбуда / Antigua häm BarbudaAntigua häm Barbuda
BelarusianbelАнтыгуа і Барбуда / Antyhua i BarbudaAntyhua i Barbuda
ChechencheАнтигуа а Барбуда / Antigua a BarbudaAntigua a Barbuda
ChuvashchvАнтигуӑпа БарбудӑAntiguăpa Barbudă
KazakhkazАнтигуа және Барбуда / انتيگۋا جانە باربۋدا / Antïgwa jäne BarbwdaAntïgwa jäne Barbwda
KabardiankbdАнтигуэрэ БарбудэрэAntiguără Barbudără
KyrgyzkirАнтигуа жана Варбуда / انتىگۇا جانا باربۇدا / Antigua cana BarbudaAntigua cana Barbuda
KhakaskjhАнтигуа паза БарбудаAntigua paza Barbuda
Kurdish (Caucasus, Cyrillic)kmrАнтигуа у Барбуда / Antîgûa û BarbûdaAntîgûa û Barbûda
Karachay-BalkarkrcАнтигуа эм БарбудаAntigua ėm Barbuda
KumykkumАнтигуа ва БарбудаAntigua va Barbuda
LezgilezАнтигуани БарбудаAntiguani Barbuda
MacedonianmkdАнтигва и БарбудаAntigva i Barbuda
MongolianmonАнтигуа ба БарбудаAntigua ba Barbuda
OssetianossАнтигуа ӕмӕ БарбудӕAntigua ämä Barbudä
RusynrueАнтіґуа і БарбудаAntigua i Barbuda
YakutsahАнтигуа уонна БарбудаAntigua uonna Barbuda
SerbiansrpАнтигва и Барбуда / Antigva i BarbudaAntigva i Barbuda
TatartatАнтигуа һәм Барбуда / Antigua häm Barbuda / ئانتىگۇئا ھەم باربۇداAntigua häm Barbuda
TajiktgkАнтигуа у Барбуда / انتیگوؤه و بربوده / Antigua u Barbuda, Антигуа ва Барбуда / انتیگوؤه و بربوده / Antigua va BarbudaAntigua u Barbuda, Antigua va Barbuda
TuvantyvАнтигуа биле БарбудаAntigua bile Barbuda
UdmurtudmАнтигуа но БарбудаAntigua no Barbuda
UkrainianukrАнтиґуа і БарбудаAntygua i Barbuda
Arabicaraأنتيغوا وباربودا, أنتيغوا وبربودا, أنتيغا وبربودا, أنتيغا وباربودا, أنتيجوا وبربودا, أنتيجوا وباربودا, أنتيجا وبربودا (Antīgā wa-Barbūdā) أنتيجا وباربوداAntīġuwā wa-Bārbūdā, Antīġuwā wa-Barbūdā, Antīġā wa-Barbūdā, Antīġā wa-Bārbūdā, Antīguwā wa-Barbūdā, Antīguwā wa-Bārbūdā, Antīgā wa-Bārbūdā
South Azerbaijaniazbآنتیقوا وه باربودا / Antiqua və BarbudaAntiqua və Barbuda
Sorani Kurdishckbئانتیگوا و باربودا / Antigwa û BarbudaAntigwa û Barbuda
Persianfasآنتیگوا و باربودا / Ântiguâ va Bârbudâ / Ântiguâvo BârbudâÂntiguâ va Bârbudâ / Ântiguâvo Bârbudâ
Western Punjabipnbاینٹیگوا تے باربوڈاEnṫīgvā te Bārbūḋā
Dariprsانتیگوا و باربوداAntīgvā va Bārbūdā
Pashtopusانتيګوا او باربوداAntīgwā au Bārbūdā
Uyghuruigئانتىگۇئا ۋە باربۇدا / Antigua we Barbuda / Антигуа вә БарбудаAntigua we Barbuda
Urduurdانٹیگوا و باربوڈا, انٹیگا و باربوڈا, انیٹیگوا و باربوڈا, اینٹیگا و باربوڈا, انٹیگوا اور باربوڈا, انٹیگا اور باربوڈا, انیٹیگوا اور باربوڈا, اینٹیگا اور باربوڈاAnṫīgvā va Bārbūḋā, Anṫīgā va Bārbūḋā, Ēnṫīgvā va Bārbūḋā, Ēnṫīgā va Bārbūḋā, Anṫīgvā ôr Bārbūḋā, Anṫīgā ôr Bārbūḋā, Ēnṫīgvā ôr Bārbūḋā, Ēnṫīgā ôr Bārbūḋā
Dhivehidivއެންޓިގުއާ އަދި ބާބިއުޑާEnṫiguā adi Bābiuḋā
Hebrewhebאנטיגואה וברבודה, אנטיגואה ובארבודה, אנטיגוה וברבודה / אנטיגווה וברבודה, אנטיגוה ובארבודה / אנטיגווה ובארבודהAnṭīgūʾah ū-Barbūdah, Anṭīgūʾah ū-Bārbūdah, Anṭīgvah ū-Barbūdah, Anṭīgvah ū-Bārbūdah
Ladinoladאנטיגואה אי בארבודה / Antigua i BarbudaAntigua i Barbuda
Yiddishyidאַנטיגוע און באַרבודעAntigue un Barbude
Amharicamhአንቲጋ ና ባርቡዳĂntiga na Barbuda
Greek (Demotic)ell-dhiΑντίγκουα και ΜπαρμπούνταAntígkoya kai Mparmpoýnta
Greek (Katharevousa)ell-katἈντίγκουα καὶ ΜπαρμπούνταAntígkoya kaì Mparmpoýnta
ArmenianhyeԱնտիգուա և ԲարբուդաAntigoua yev Barbouda
Georgiankatანტიგუა და ბარბუდაAntigua da Barbuda
Mingrelianxmfანტიგუა დო ბარბუდაAntigua do Barbuda
Hindihinएन्टिगुवा और बारबूडा, एन्टिगुवा और बर्बुडाEnṭiguvā ôr Bārbūḍā, Enṭiguvā ôr Barbuḍā
Marathimarएन्टिगुवा आणि बर्बूडाEnṭiguvā āṇi Barbūḍā
Bengalibenএন্টিগুয়া ও বার্বুডা, এন্টিগুয়া এবং বার্বুডাEnṭiguyā o Bārbuḍā, Enṭiguyā ebôṃ Bārbuḍā
Gujaratigujએન્ટિગ્વા અને બર્બુડાEnṭigvā ane Barbuḍā
Oriyaoriଆଣ୍ଟିଗୁଆ ଏବଂ ବାର୍ବୁଡାĀṇṭiguā ebôṃ Bārbuḍā
Punjabipanਐਂਟੀਗੁਆ ਤੇ ਬਾਰਬੁਡਾÆṃṭīguā te Bārbuḍā
Sinhalasinඇන්‍ටිගුවා සහ බාබ්‍යුඩාÆnṭiguvā saha Bābyuḍā
Kannadakanಆಂಟಿಗ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾರ್ಬುಡĀṃṭigva mattu Bārbuḍa
Malayalammalആന്‍റിഗ്വ ആന്‍റ് ബര്‍ബുഡĀnṟigva ānṟ Barbuḍa
Tamiltamஅன்டிகுவாவும் பர்புடாவும், ஆன்டிகுவா பார்புடாAṉṭikuvāvum Parpuṭāvum, Āṉṭikuvā Pārpuṭā
Telugutelఏంటిగువా బార్బుడా, ఆంటిగ్వా బార్బుడాĒṃṭiguvā Bārbuḍā, Āṃṭigvā Bārbuḍā
Chinesezho安提瓜和巴布達/安提瓜和巴布达Āndīguā hé Bābùdá
Japanesejpnアンティグア・バーブーダAntigua-Bābūda
Koreankor안티가바부다, 앤티가바부다Antiga Babuda, Aentiga Babuda
Tibetanbodཨེན་ཊི་གུའ་དང་བར་བུ་ཌ།En.ṭi.gu'a. daṅ. Bar.bu.da
Burmesemyaအင်တီဂွါနှင့်ဘာဘူးဒါးĨtigwa hnĩ́ Bʰabʰùdà
Thaithaแอนติกาและบาร์บูดา, แอนติกัวและบาร์บิวดาǢntikā læ Bā[r]būdā, Ǣntikuā læ Bā[r]biwdā
Khmerkhmអង់ទីហ្គា​និង​បារប៊ុយដា, អង់ទីហ្គា​និង​ បាប៊ូដាĂṅtīhkā niṅ Bārbuydā, Ăṅtīhkā niṅ Bābūdā

Most languages translate only the word and. Arabic and Hebrew list several spellings in use.

02 · Names

Antigua y Barbuda, Antiga na Babuda: one conjunction, many languages

A country made of two island names joined by and gives translators an easy task: they keep both names and swap the conjunction. Antigua y Barbuda in Spanish, Antigua und Barbuda in German, Antigua ja Barbuda in Finnish and Estonian, Antigua och Barbuda in Swedish, Antigua és Barbuda in Hungarian. French ties the three words together with hyphens, Antigua-et-Barbuda.

The island names themselves vary more at the edges. Igbo writes Antiga na Babuda, without the r of Barbuda, and Corsican Antiga ha Barbuda. Quechua writes Antiwa Barbudawan, with no separate word between the two names. Latin has Antiqua et Barbuda, Bosnian and Croatian adapt the spelling to Antigva. In Chinese the two halves are 安提瓜 and 巴布達, joined by 和.

Saint John’s in other languages

Saint John’s in 55 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
English, Frencheng / fraSaint John’ssame as written
German, Luxembourgish, Low Germandeu / ltz / ndsSaint John’ssame as written
AzerbaijaniazeSent-Jons / Сент-ҸонсSent-Jons
BosnianbosSent Džons / Сент Џонс / سەنت جۉنسSent Džons
EsperantoepoSankta Johanosame as written
IrishgleSaint John’s / Saint John’ssame as written
Haitian CreolehatSen Jònssame as written
Kurmanji KurdishkurSênt Conssame as written
LatvianlavSentdžonsasame as written
LithuanianlitSent Džonsassame as written
MoldovanmolSaint John’s / Сент-ӁонсSaint John’s
MalaymsaSaint John’s / سينت جونسSaint John’s
SamogitiansmgSent Džuonsossame as written
TurkmentukSent-Djons / Сент-ДжонсSent-Djons
UzbekuzbSent-Djons / Сент-Джонс / سېنت-دجانسSent-Djons
Russian, Ukrainianrus / ukrСент-ДжонсSent-Džons
BashkirbakСент-Джонс / Sent-DjonsSent-Djons
BelarusianbelСент-Джонс / Sient-Džons, Сэнт-Джонс / Sent-DžonsSient-Džons, Sent-Džons
BulgarianbulСейнт ДжонсSejnt Džons
KazakhkazСент-Джонс / سەنت-دجونس / Sent-DjonsSent-Djons
KyrgyzkirСент-Джонс / سەنت-دجونس / Sent-DconsSent-Dcons
MongolianmonСент ЖонсSent J̌ons
SerbiansrpСент Џонс / Sent DžonsSent Džons
TatartatСент-Джонс / Sent-Cons / سېنت-جونسSent-Cons
TajiktgkСент-Ҷонс / سینت جانس / Sent-ÇonsSent-Çons
Arabicaraسانت جونز, سينت جونز, سانت جونس, سينت جونس, سينت دجونز, سينت دجونسSānt Ǧūnz, Saynt Ǧūnz, Sānt Ǧūns, Saynt Ǧūns, Sīnt Dǧūnz, Sīnt Dǧūns
South Azerbaijaniazbسئنت جونس / Sent-JonsSent-Jons
Persianfasسنت جونز / Sent JonzSent Jonz
Pashtopusسېنټ جونزSenṫ Jōnz
Uyghuruigسېنت جونس / Sént Jons / Сент-ДжонсSént Jons
Urduurdسینٹ جونزSēnṫ Jōnz
Hebrewhebסנט־ג׳ונסSenṭ-Jōns
Yiddishyidסײנט דזשאָנסSeynt Džons
Amharicamhሴንት ጆንስSent Jons
Greek (Demotic)ell-dhiΣαιντ ΤζωνςSaint Tzōns
Greek (Katharevousa)ell-katἍγιος Ἰωάννης, Σαὶντ ΤζώνςHágios Iōánnīs, Saìnt Tzṓns
ArmenianhyeՍենտ ՋոնսSent J̌ons
Georgiankatსენტ-ჯონსიSent-J̌onsi
Hindihinसेंट जोन्सSeṃt Jons
Nepalinepसेन्ट जोन्सSenṭ Jons
Bengalibenসেন্ট জনসSenṭ Jôns
Punjabipanਸੇਂਟ ਜੋਨਸSeṃṭ Jons
Kannadakanಸೇಂಟ್ ಜಾನ್ಸ್Sēṃṭ Jāns
Malayalammalസെയ്ന്റ് ജോണ്സ്Seynṟ Jōṇs
Tamiltamசெயிண்ட் ஜோன்ஸ்Ceyiṇṭ Jōṉs
Telugutelసేంట్ జాన్స్Sēṃṭ Jāns
Chinesezho聖約翰/圣约翰Shèng Yāohàn
Japanesejpnセント・ジョンズSento-Jonzu
Koreankor세인트존스Seinteu Jonseu
Thaithaเซนต์จอนส์, เซนต์จอห์นSēn[t] Čɔ̄n[s], Sēn[t] Čɔ̄[h]n
Khmerkhmសន្តចនស៍Sant Čon[s]

Six parishes and two dependencies with ISO 3166-2 codes

Antigua is divided into six parishes, all named after saints; Barbuda and the island of Redonda are dependencies, which Wikipedia's Parishes and dependencies of Antigua and Barbuda describes as integral parts of the state; Redonda is administered from Saint John. ISO 3166-2:AG codes all eight with two digits. The centre given is the parish capital.

Antigua and Barbuda, ISO 3166-2:AG: 6 parishes, 2 dependencies
ISO 3166-2EnglishEnglishAdministrative centreChange
Parishes of Antigua6
AG-03 Parish of Saint George Saint George Fitches CreekFitches Creek
AG-04 Parish of Saint John Saint John St. John’sSt. John’s 2014 ISO changed the spelling of the name
AG-05 Parish of Saint Mary Saint Mary Old RoadOld Road
AG-06 Parish of Saint Paul Saint Paul FalmouthFalmouth
AG-07 Parish of Saint Peter Saint Peter ParhamParham
AG-08 Parish of Saint Philip Saint Philip St. Philip’sSt. Philip’s
Dependencies2
AG-10 Dependency of Barbuda Barbuda CodringtonCodrington
AG-11 Dependency of Redonda Redonda 2010 Added by ISO; administered from Saint John

Codes and names: ISO 3166-2:AG on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, as tabulated in Wikipedia's ISO 3166-2:AG, checked 28 October 2026. Parish capitals: Wikipedia, Parishes and dependencies of Antigua and Barbuda, checked the same day; older lists name Bolands for Saint Mary, Nelson’s Dockyard for Saint Paul and Carlisle for Saint Philip.

05 · Capital

Saint John’s, Sankta Johano, Shèng Yāohàn

Most languages leave the name of the capital in English or transcribe its sound. Some languages translate it: Esperanto has Sankta Johano, Chinese 聖約翰, Shèng Yāohàn, and Katharevousa Greek Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης beside the transcription Σαὶντ Τζώνς. Arabic lists six spellings that differ in the vowels and in whether the final s is written z.

ISO 3166-2 took the subdivisions up in Newsletter I-8 of 17 April 2007 with the six parishes and Barbuda. Redonda followed in Newsletter II-2 of 30 June 2010, and in 2014 ISO changed the spelling of the Saint John entry.

06 · Questions

Questions about the names of Antigua and Barbuda

Which language writes Barbuda as Babuda?

Igbo, which calls the country Antiga na Babuda.

How many parishes does Antigua and Barbuda have?

Six parishes on Antigua, coded AG-03 to AG-08, and two dependencies, Barbuda (AG-10) and Redonda (AG-11).

What are the ISO codes of Antigua and Barbuda?

AG (alpha-2), ATG (alpha-3) and 028 (numeric) in ISO 3166-1.