Country · MD
Moldova in other languages: exonyms, Chișinău, Gagauzia, Transnistria
Moldova is Moldova in Romanian, officially Republica Moldova, the Republic of Moldova, and its ISO codes are MD, MDA and 498. The name is listed below in 175 languages and variants, many of which also know the older Moldavia, followed by Chișinău, Gagauzia and Transnistria and the 37 first-level units of ISO 3166-2:MD.
Official languagesRomanian (limba română); Gagauz, Russian and Ukrainian in regional use
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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
- alpha-2
- MD
- alpha-3
- MDA
- numeric
- 498
Moldova
Romanian · Latin
Republica Moldova
Молдова
Moldovan · CyrillicRomanised Moldova
Република МолдоваRepublica Moldova
- English
- MoldovaRepublic of Moldova
- Capital
- ChișinăuКишинэуChișinău · Chisinau
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026
List of exonyms for Moldova
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Cornish, Faroese, Finnish, Kven, Manx, Indonesian, Jersey Norman French, Greenlandic, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Ladin, Latgalian, Norwegian, Novial, Romanian, Kirundi, Swahili, Võro, Walloon | eng / cor / fao / fin / fkv / glv / ind / jnf / kal / kin / lin / lld / ltg / nor / nov / ron / run / swa / vor / wln | Moldova | same as written |
| Breton, Interlingua, Italian, Javanese, Romansh, Aromanian, Sicilian, Spanish | bre / ina / ita / jav / roh / rup / scn / spa | Moldova, Moldavia | same as written |
| Asturian, Basque, Galician, Albanian | ast / eus / glg / sqi | Moldavia | same as written |
| Catalan, Occitan, Sardinian | cat / oci / srd | Moldova, Moldàvia | same as written |
| Aymara, Quechua | aym / que | Mulduwa | same as written |
| Czech, Slovak | ces / slk | Moldavsko | same as written |
| Crimean Tatar, Karakalpak | crh / kaa | Moldova / Молдова, Moldaviya / Молдавия | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian | dsb / hsb | Moldawska | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal, Friulian | frp / fur | Moldavie | same as written |
| Gagauz, Moldovan | gag / mol | Moldova / Молдова | Moldova |
| Limburgish, Dutch | lim / nld | Moldavië | same as written |
| Luxembourgish, Low German | ltz / nds | Moldawien | same as written |
| Northern Sami, Tetum | sme / tet | Moldávia | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Moldova, Moldawië | same as written |
| Aragonese | arg | Moldoba, Moldabia | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Moldova / Молдова, Moldaviya / Молдавија | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Bambara | bam | Mɔlidɔwa, Mɔlidawi | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Moldavija / Молдавија / مۉلداوٖىيا | Moldavija |
| Kashubian | csb | Mołdawiô, Mòłdawskô | same as written |
| Welsh | cym | Moldofa, Moldafia | same as written |
| Danish | dan | Moldova, Moldavien | same as written |
| German | deu | Moldawien, Moldau | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Moldavujo, Moldavio | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Moldova, Moldaavia | same as written |
| French | fra | Moldova, Moldavie | same as written |
| West Frisian | fry | Moldaavje | same as written |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | A’ Mholdobha, Moldòbha, Moldàibhia | same as written |
| Irish | gle | An Mholdóiv / An Ṁoldóiv | same as written |
| Haitian Creole | hat | Moldavi | same as written |
| Croatian | hrv | Moldavija | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Moldva, Moldova | same as written |
| Igbo | ibo | Mọldevia | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Moldóva, Moldovía | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Moldavya | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Moldovia, Moldavia | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Moldova, Moldāvija | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Moldova, Moldavija | same as written |
| Malagasy | mlg | Môldavia | same as written |
| Maltese | mlt | Moldova, Moldavja | same as written |
| Maori | mri | Morotowa | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Moldova / مولدوۏا | Moldova |
| Nahuatl | nah | Moldovatlān | same as written |
| Norman French | nrm | Basse-Môldavie, Moldova | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Mołdawia | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Moldávia, Moldova | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Moldova / मोल्दोवा | Moldova |
| Slovio | slo | Moldovia / Молдовиа | Moldovia |
| Slovenian | slv | Moldavija | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Moldavėjė | same as written |
| Samoan | smo | Moletova | same as written |
| Saterland Frisian | stq | Moldawien | same as written |
| Swedish | swe | Moldavien | same as written |
| Silesian | szl | Moudawjo | same as written |
| Tagalog | tgl | Moldabya | same as written |
| Tongan | ton | Molotova | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Moldowa / Молдова, Moldawiýa / Молдавия | Moldowa, Moldawiýa |
| Turkish | tur | Moldova, Moldavya | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Moldova / Молдова / مالداۋە, Moldaviya / Молдавия / مالدەۋىيە | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Veps | vep | Moldov | same as written |
| Vietnamese | vie | Môn-đô-va | same as written |
| Volapük | vol | Moldovän | same as written |
| Wolof | wol | Moldaawi | same as written |
| Zazaki | zza | Moldawya | same as written |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Молдо́ва | Moldóva |
| Abaza, Altai, Bulgarian, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Russian, Yakut, Tuvan, Udmurt, Kalmyk | abq / alt / bul / kjh / kom / krc / kum / lez / rus / sah / tyv / udm / xal | Молдова, Молдавия | Moldova, Moldavija |
| Rusyn, Ukrainian | rue / ukr | Молдова, Молдавія | Moldova, Moldavija |
| Abkhaz | abk | Молдова, Молдавиа | Moldova, Moldavia |
| Avar | ava | Молдова, Молдавия | Moldowa, Moldawija |
| Bashkir | bak | Молдова / Moldova, Молдавия / Moldaviya | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Belarusian | bel | Малдова / Małdova, Малдавія / Małdavija | Małdova, Małdavija |
| Chechen | che | Молдова / Moldova, Молдави / Moldavi | Moldova, Moldavi |
| Chuvash | chv | Молдовӑ, Молдави | Moldovă, Moldavi |
| Kazakh | kaz | Молдова / مولدوۆا / Moldova, Молдавия / مولداۆيا / Moldavïya | Moldova, Moldavïya |
| Kabardian | kbd | Молдовэ, Молдавиэ | Moldovă, Moldaviă |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Молдова / مولدوۋا / Moldova, Молдавия / مولداۋىيا / Moldaviya | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Kurdish (Caucasus) | kmr | Молдави / Moldavî, Малдави / Maldavî | Moldavî, Maldavî |
| Meadow Mari | mhr | Молдова, Молдавий | Moldova, Moldavij |
| Macedonian | mkd | Молдавија | Moldavija |
| Mongolian | mon | Молдав | Moldav |
| Ossetian | oss | Молдовӕ, Молдави | Moldovä, Moldavi |
| Serbian | srp | Молдавија / Moldavija | Moldavija |
| Tatar | tat | Молдова / Moldova / مولدوۋا, Молдавия / Moldaviä / مولداۋىيە | Moldova, Moldaviä |
| Tajik | tgk | Молдова / مالداوه / Moldova, Молдавия / مالدویه / Moldavija | Moldova, Moldavija |
| Arabic | ara | مولدوفا, ملدوفا, مولدافيا, ملدافيا | Mūldūfā, Muldūfā, Mūldāfiyā, Muldāfiyā |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | مولدووا / Moldova, مولداوییا / Moldaviya | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | مۆڵدۆڤا / Moḻdova | Moḻdova |
| Persian | fas | مولدووا / Moldovâ, مولداوی / ملداوی / Moldâvi | Moldovâ, Moldâvi |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | مولڈوا | Mōlḋovā |
| Dari | prs | مولداویا | Mōldāviyā |
| Pashto | pus | مولداويا, مولداويه, ملداويه, مولداوي | Mōldāwiyā, Mōldāwiyâ, Moldāwiyâ, Mōldāwī |
| Uyghur | uig | مولدوۋا / Moldowa / Молдова, مولداۋىيە / Moldawiye / Молдавия | Moldowa, Moldawiye |
| Urdu | urd | مالڈووا, مولڈووا, مولڈاویا | Mālḋōvā, Mōlḋōvā, Mōlḋāviyā |
| Dhivehi | div | މޯލްޑޯވާ | Mōlḋōvā |
| Syriac | syr | ܡܘܠܕܘܒܐ, ܡܘܠܕܦܝܐ | Mōldōbā, Mōldapiyā |
| Hebrew | heb | מולדויה, מולדאוויה, מולדביה, מולדובה, מולדובא | Mōldavyah, Mōldāvyah, Mōldaṿyah, Mōldōṿah, Mōldōṿā |
| Ladino | lad | מולדובﬞה / Moldova | Moldova |
| Yiddish | yid | מאָלדאָװע, מאָלדאַװיע | Moldove, Moldavye |
| Amharic | amh | ሞልዶቫ, ሞልዳቪያ | Moldova, Moldaviya |
| Greek | ell | Μολδαβία, Μολντόβα | Moldavía, Molntóva |
| Armenian | hye | Մոլդովա, Մոլդավիա | Moldova, Moldavia |
| Georgian | kat | მოლდოვა, მოლდავეთი | Moldova, Moldaveṭi |
| Laz | lzz | მოლდოვა / Moldova | Moldova |
| Mingrelian | xmf | მოლდოვა | Moldova |
| Hindi | hin | मोल्दोवा, माल्डोवा, मोल्डाविया, मोल्दाविया | Moldovā, Mālḍovā, Molḍāviyā, Moldāviyā |
| Bengali | ben | মোলদোভা, মোল্দাভিয়া | Moldobʰā, Moldābʰiyā |
| Gujarati | guj | મોલ્દોવા | Moldovā |
| Odia | ori | ମୋଲ୍ଡୋଭା | Molḍobʰā |
| Punjabi | pan | ਮੋਲਡੋਵਾ | Molḍovā |
| Sinhala | sin | මෝල්ඩෝවා | Mōlḍōvā |
| Kannada | kan | ಮಾಲ್ಡೋವಾ | Mālḍōvā |
| Malayalam | mal | മൊള്ഡോവ | Moḷḍōva |
| Tamil | tam | மோல்டோவா, மால்டோவா | Mōlṭōvā, Mālṭōvā |
| Telugu | tel | మాల్డోవా | Mālḍōvā |
| Chinese | zho | 摩爾多瓦/摩尔多瓦 | Mó'ěrduōwǎ |
| Japanese | jpn | モルドヴァ, モルドバ | Morudova, Morudoba |
| Korean | kor | 몰도바 | Moldoba |
| Tibetan | bod | མོལ་དོ་ཝ། | Mol.do.wa |
| Burmese | mya | မိုဒိုဗာ | Modoba |
| Thai | tha | มอลโดวา | Mɔ̄ndōwā |
| Lao | lao | ມົນດາເວຍ | Môndāviya |
| Khmer | khm | ម៉ុលដូវ៉ា, មូលដូវា | Muldūvā, Mūldūvā |
| Cherokee | chr | ᎼᎸᏙᏩ / Molvdowa | Molvdowa |
Where a language has both forms, Moldova and Moldavia, both are given. German also says Moldau, and Hungarian Moldva. Romanian appears in Latin script; the Moldovan Cyrillic form is listed with Gagauz, which also writes Moldova.
02 · NamesU+0102 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH BREVE
Moldova or Moldavia: one river, two forms
The name comes from the Moldova River, whose valley was the political centre of the Principality of Moldavia when it was founded in 1359. Moldova is the Romanian form; Moldavia is the Latin-based form, and it stands behind many of the exonyms below.
The list shows how many languages keep both. Russian gives Молдова and Молдавия, Ukrainian Молдова and Молдавія, Armenian Մոլդովա and Մոլդավիա, Persian مولدووا and مولداوی. German has Moldawien and Moldau, Hungarian Moldva and Moldova, Georgian მოლდოვა and მოლდავეთი. Others have settled on one: Polish Mołdawia, Czech Moldavsko, Dutch Moldavië, Belarusian Малдова, written with a in the first syllable.
The capital shows the same split. Romanian writes Chișinău, Russian Кишинёв (Kišinjov), Ukrainian Кишинів, Polish Kiszyniów, German Kischinau, Yiddish קעשענעװ (Kešenev). Gagauz has Kişinöv, and English writes Chisinau without diacritics.
Chișinău in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | eng | Chisinau | same as written |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Kischinau / Kiſchinau | same as written |
| French, Romanian | fra / ron | Chișinău | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Kişinyov / Кишинјов | Kişinyov |
| Bosnian | bos | Kišinjev / Кишињев / قٖىشٖىںٛەو | Kišinjev |
| Czech | ces | Kišiněv | same as written |
| Kashubian | csb | Kiszëniôw | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Kiŝinevo | same as written |
| Gagauz | gag | Kişinöv / Кишинӧв | Kişinöv |
| Irish | gle | Chisinau / Ċisinau | same as written |
| Croatian | hrv | Kišinjev | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Kisinyov | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Kîşînow | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Kišiņeva | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Kišiniovas | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Chișinău / Кишинэу | Chișinău |
| Polish | pol | Kiszyniów | same as written |
| Slovak | slk | Kišiňov | same as written |
| Slovenian | slv | Kišinjov | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Kišėniuovs | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Kixinau | same as written |
| Tagalog | tgl | Kisineb, Kisinyow | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Kişinýow / Кишинёв | Kişinýow |
| Turkish | tur | Kişinev | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Kishinyov / Кишинёв / كىشىنياۋ | Kishinyov |
| Zazaki | zza | Kişinew | same as written |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Кишинє́въ | Kišinévŭ |
| Bashkir | bak | Кишинэу / Kişineu | Kişineu |
| Belarusian | bel | Кішынэу / Kišyneu, Кішынёў / Kišynioŭ | Kišyneu, Kišynioŭ |
| Bulgarian | bul | Кишинеу, Кишинев | Kišineu, Kišinev |
| Kazakh | kaz | Кишинев / كيشينەۆ / Kïşïnev | Kïşïnev |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Кишинёв / كىشىنيوۋ / Kişinyov | Kişinyov |
| Mongolian | mon | Кишинев | Kišinev |
| Russian | rus | Кишинёв | Kišinjov |
| Serbian | srp | Кишињев / Kišinjev | Kišinjev |
| Tatar | tat | Кишинёв / Kişinöv / كىشىنۆۋ | Kişinöv |
| Tajik | tgk | Кишинёв / کیشینیاو / Kişinjov | Kişinjov |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Кишинів | Kyšyniv |
| Arabic | ara | كيشيناو, كيشينيف | Kīšīnāw, Kīšīnīf |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | کیشینیوو / Kişinyov | Kişinyov |
| Persian | fas | کیشینئو / Kišineu, کیشینف / Kišinef, کیشینیف / Kišinyef | Kišineu, Kišinef, Kišinyef |
| Pashto | pus | کيشينېو | Kīšīnew |
| Uyghur | uig | كىشىنېۋ / Kishinéw / Кишинев | Kishinéw |
| Urdu | urd | کیشیناؤ | Kīšīnāʾu |
| Syriac | syr | ܟܝܫܝܢܐܘ | Kīšīnāw |
| Hebrew | heb | קישינאו, קישינב | Qīšīnaʾū, Qīšīneṿ |
| Yiddish | yid | קעשענעװ | Kešenev |
| Amharic | amh | ኪሺንው, ኪሺኔቭ | Kišinəw, Kišinev |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell | Κισνόβι, Κισινάου | Kisnóvi, Kisináoy |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell | Κισνόβιον, Κισινέου, Κισινέβ | Kisnóvion, Kisinéoy, Kisinév |
| Armenian | hye | Քիշնև, Կիշինյով | K̕išnev, Kišinyov |
| Georgian | kat | კიშინიოვი | Kišiniovi |
| Hindi | hin | किशिनाउ, किशीनेव | Kišināu, Kišīnev |
| Sanskrit | san | किशिनौ | Kiśinau |
| Bengali | ben | কিসিনাউ, কিশিনেভ্ | Kisināu, Kišinebʰ |
| Kannada | kan | ಕಿಸಿನಾವು | Kisināvu |
| Tamil | tam | கிஷினோ, கிஷினேவ் | Kišiṉō, Kišiṉēv |
| Telugu | tel | కిసినౌ | Kisinau |
| Chinese | zho | 基希訥烏/基希讷乌 | Jīxīnèwū |
| Japanese | jpn | キシナウ, キシニョフ | Kishinau, Kishinyofu |
| Korean | kor | 키시너우, 키시뇨프 | Kisineou, Kisinyopeu |
| Thai | tha | คีชีเนา, คิชิเนฟ | Kʰīčʰīnaw, Kʰičʰinēf |
| Khmer | khm | ខីស៊ីណូ, គីស៊ីញ៉ូ | Kʰīsīṇū, Kīsīñū |
Romanian Chișinău is written with ș (s with comma below). The German row shows the spelling in Fraktur with long s, Kiſchinau.
Gagauzia in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Aragonese, Asturian, Welsh, Basque, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Occitan, Spanish, Albanian, Vietnamese | eng / arg / ast / cym / eus / hun / ind / ita / nor / oci / spa / sqi / vie | Gagauzia | same as written |
| Danish, Swedish | dan / swe | Gagauzien | same as written |
| Croatian, Latvian | hrv / lav | Gagauzija | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Gagausië | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Qaqauziya / Гагаузија | Qaqauziya |
| Bosnian | bos | Gagauzija / Гагаузија / غاغاۆزٖىيا | Gagauzija |
| Breton | bre | Gagaouzia | same as written |
| Catalan | cat | Gagaúsia | same as written |
| Czech | ces | Gagauzsko, Gagauzie | same as written |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | Ğağauziya / Гъагъаузия | Ğağauziya |
| German | deu | Gagausien / Gagauſien | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Gagaŭzio | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Gagauusia | same as written |
| Finnish | fin | Gagausia | same as written |
| French | fra | Gagaouzie | same as written |
| Gagauz | gag | Gagauz Yeri / Гагауз Йери, Gagauziya / Гагаузия | Gagauz Yeri, Gagauziya |
| Upper Sorbian | hsb | Gagauska, Gagauzija | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Gagásía | same as written |
| Karakalpak | kaa | Gagauziya / Гагаузия | Gagauziya |
| Lithuanian | lit | Gagaūzija | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Găgăuzia / Гэгэузия | Găgăuzia |
| Dutch | nld | Gagaoezië | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Gagauzja | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Gagaúzia | same as written |
| Romanian | ron | Găgăuzia | same as written |
| Slovak | slk | Gagauzia, Gagauzsko | same as written |
| Silesian | szl | Gagauzyjo | same as written |
| Turkish | tur | Gagavuzya | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Gagauziya / Гагаузия / گەگەۇزىيە | Gagauziya |
| Bulgarian, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Russian | bul / kom / krc / rus | Гагаузия | Gagauzija |
| Chuvash, Ossetian | chv / oss | Гагаузи | Gagauzi |
| Bashkir | bak | Гагаузия / Gagauziya | Gagauziya |
| Belarusian | bel | Гагаузія / Hahauzija, Гагавузія / Hahavuzija | Hahauzija, Hahavuzija |
| Kazakh | kaz | Гәгәузия / گاگاۋزيا / Gägäwzïya | Gägäwzïya |
| Kabardian | kbd | Гагаузиэ | Gagauziă |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Гагаузия / گاگاۇزىيا / Gagauziya | Gagauziya |
| Meadow Mari | mhr | Гагаузий | Gagauzij |
| Macedonian | mkd | Гагаузија | Gagauzija |
| Mongolian | mon | Гагауз | Gagauz |
| Serbian | srp | Гагаузија / Gagauzija | Gagauzija |
| Tatar | tat | Гагаузия / Ğağauziä / غاغاۇزىيە | Ğağauziä |
| Tajik | tgk | Гагаузия / گگئوزیه / Gagauzija | Gagauzija |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Ґаґаузія | Gagauzija |
| Arabic | ara | غاغاوزيا | Ġāġāwziyā |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | قاقاوزییا / Qaqauziya | Qaqauziya |
| Persian | fas | گاگائوزیا / Gâgâ’uziyâ | Gâgâ’uziyâ |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | گاگاؤزیا | Gāgāʾuziyā |
| Uyghur | uig | گاگاۋۇزىيە / Gagawuziye / Гагавузия | Gagawuziye |
| Urdu | urd | گاگاؤزیا | Gāgāʾuziyā |
| Hebrew | heb | גגאוזיה | Gagaʾūzyah |
| Greek | ell | Γκαγκαουζία | Gkagkaouzía |
| Armenian | hye | Գագաւզիա | Gagaouzia |
| Georgian | kat | გაგაუზია | Gagauzia |
| Hindi | hin | गागाउज़िया | Gāgāuziyā |
| Tamil | tam | ககவுசியா | Kakavuciyā |
| Chinese | zho | 加告茲/加告兹 | Jiāgàozī |
| Japanese | jpn | ガガウズ | Gagauzu |
| Korean | kor | 가가우지아 | Gagaujia |
| Thai | tha | กาเกาเซีย | Kākawsiya |
Gagauz calls the region Gagauz Yeri, the Gagauz land, and also Gagauziya, both in Latin and Cyrillic script.
Transnistria in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Welsh | eng / cym | Transnistria, Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, Pridnestrovie | same as written |
| Aragonese, Estonian, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Sicilian, Swahili | arg / est / ita / nor / ron / scn / swa | Transnistria | same as written |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Transnistrien / Transniſtrien | same as written |
| Afrikaans, Limburgish | afr / lim | Transnistrië | same as written |
| Catalan, Occitan | cat / oci | Transnístria | same as written |
| Indonesian, Javanese | ind / jav | Transnistria, Transdniestria, Trans-Dniester | same as written |
| Asturian | ast | Transnistria, Tresnistria | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Pridnjestrovlje / Придњестровље / پرٖىدںٛەسترۉوڵە | Pridnjestrovlje |
| Breton | bre | Treuznistria, Trañsnistria | same as written |
| Czech | ces | Podněstří, Podněstersko | same as written |
| Cornish | cor | Transnistri | same as written |
| Danish | dan | Transdnjestr | same as written |
| Lower Sorbian | dsb | Pśidněstrowje | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Ĉednestrio, Transdnestrio, Transnistrio | same as written |
| Basque | eus | Transnistria, Trans-Dniester | same as written |
| Finnish | fin | Transnistria, Transdnestria | same as written |
| French | fra | Transnistrie, Transdniestrie | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Transnistrie | same as written |
| Gagauz | gag | Pridnestrovye / Приднестровье | Pridnestrovye |
| Croatian | hrv | Pridnjestrovlje | same as written |
| Upper Sorbian | hsb | Podněsterska | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Transznisztria, Dnyeszteren-túl, Dnyeszter-mellék | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Transnistría, Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, Pridnestrovie | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Transnîstriya | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Piedņestra | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Padniestrė | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Transnistria / Транснистрия | Transnistria |
| Malay | msa | Transnistria / ترانسنيستريا, Transdniestria / ترانسدنيستريا, Trans-Dniester / ترانس-دنيستر | Transnistria, Transdniestria, Trans-Dniester |
| Dutch | nld | Transnistrië, Transdnestrië, Transdniestrië, Transdnjestrië | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Naddniestrze | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Transnístria, Transdniestre, Transdniéstria | same as written |
| Slovak | slk | Podnestersko | same as written |
| Slovenian | slv | Transnistrija, Pridnjestrovje | same as written |
| Spanish | spa | Transnistria, Transdniestria, Pridnestrovia | same as written |
| Swedish | swe | Transnistrien, Transdnestrien | same as written |
| Turkish | tur | Transdinyester | same as written |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Придънѣ́стриѥ | Pridŭně́strije |
| Bashkir | bak | Днестр алды / Dnestr aldı | Dnestr aldı |
| Belarusian | bel | Прыднястроўе / Prydniastroŭje | Prydniastroŭje |
| Bulgarian | bul | Приднестровие | Pridnestovie |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Приднестровье / پرئدنەستروۋيە / Pridnestrovye | Pridnestrovye |
| Komi | kom | Днестрдор | Dnestrdor |
| Macedonian | mkd | Придњестровие | Pridnjestrovie |
| Russian | rus | Приднестровье | Pridnestrov'je |
| Serbian | srp | Придњестровље / Pridnjestrovlje | Pridnjestrovlje |
| Tatar | tat | Днестр буе / Dnestr buyı / دنېستر بۇيى | Dnestr buyı |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Придністров’я | Prydnistrov’ja |
| Arabic | ara | ترانسنيستريا, ترانس-دنيستر | Trānsnīstriyā, Trāns-Dinīstar |
| Persian | fas | ترنسنیستریا / Transnistriyâ | Transnistriyâ |
| Dhivehi | div | ޓުރާންސްނިސްޓުރިއާ | Ṫurānsnisṫuriā |
| Hebrew | heb | טרנסניסטריה | Ṭransnīsṭriyah |
| Yiddish | yid | טראַנסניסטריִע | Transnistrie |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell | Υπερδνειστερία | Yperdneistería |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell | Ὑπερδνειστερία | Hyperdneistería |
| Georgian | kat | დნესტრისპირეთი | Dnestrispireṭi |
| Hindi | hin | ट्राँस्निस्ट्रिया | Ṭrā̃snisṭriyā |
| Marathi | mar | ट्रान्सनिस्ट्रिया | Ṭrānsnisṭriyā |
| Sinhala | sin | ට්රානිස්ට්රියා | Ṭrānisṭriyā |
| Chinese | zho | 德涅斯特河沿岸 | Dénièsītè Héyánàn |
| Japanese | jpn | 沿ドニエストル | En Doniesutoru |
| Korean | kor | 트란스니스트리아 | Teuranseuniseuteuria |
| Thai | tha | ทรานส์นิสเตรีย | Tʰrān[s]nittriya |
English and Spanish list several forms, among them Pridnestrovie, from Russian Приднестровье, the land along the Dniester. Dutch gives four spellings, Transnistrië to Transdnjestrië.
Districts, cities and territorial units of Moldova with ISO 3166-2 codes
ISO 3166-2:MD lists 37 first-level units: 32 districts, 3 cities, the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia and the territorial unit of the left bank of the Dniester. Each name is given in Romanian and, as far as the list shows it, in Moldovan Cyrillic, with the ISO name and the administrative centre.
| ISO 3166-2 | Romanian | Moldovan Cyrillic | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts raioane32 | |||||
| MD-AN | Raionul Anenii Noi | Районул Анений Ной | Anenii Noi | Anenii NoiAnenii Noi | |
| MD-BS | Raionul Basarabeasca | Районул Басарабяска | Basarabeasca | BasarabeascaBasarabeasca | |
| MD-BR | Raionul Briceni | Районул Бричень | Briceni | BriceniBriceni | |
| MD-CA | Raionul Cahul | Районул Кахул | Cahul | CahulCahul | |
| MD-CT | Raionul Cantemir | Районул Кантемир | Cantemir | CantemirCantemir | |
| MD-CL | Raionul Călărași | Районул Кэлэрашь | Călărași | CălărașiCălărași | |
| MD-CS | Raionul Căușeni | Районул Кэушень | Căușeni | CăușeniCăușeni | |
| MD-CM | Raionul Cimișlia | Районул Чимишлия | Cimișlia | CimișliaCimișlia | |
| MD-CR | Raionul Criuleni | Районул Криулень | Criuleni | CriuleniCriuleni | |
| MD-DO | Raionul Dondușeni | Районул Дондушень | Dondușeni | DondușeniDondușeni | |
| MD-DR | Raionul Drochia | Районул Дрокия | Drochia | DrochiaDrochia | |
| MD-DU | Raionul Dubăsari | Районул Дубэсарь | Dubăsari | CocieriCocieri | |
| MD-ED | Raionul Edineț | Районул Единец | Edineț | EdinețEdineț | |
| MD-FA | Raionul Fălești | Районул Фэлешть | Fălești | FăleștiFălești | |
| MD-FL | Raionul Florești | Районул Флорешть | Florești | FloreștiFlorești | |
| MD-GL | Raionul Glodeni | Районул Глодень | Glodeni | GlodeniGlodeni | |
| MD-HI | Raionul Hîncești | Районул Хынчешть | Hîncești | HînceștiHîncești | |
| MD-IA | Raionul Ialoveni | Районул Яловень | Ialoveni | IaloveniIaloveni | |
| MD-LE | Raionul Leova | Районул Леова | Leova | LeovaLeova | |
| MD-NI | Raionul Nisporeni | Районул Ниспорень | Nisporeni | NisporeniNisporeni | |
| MD-OC | Raionul Ocnița | Районул Окница | Ocnița | OcnițaOcnița | |
| MD-OR | Raionul Orhei | Районул Орхей | Orhei | OrheiOrhei | |
| MD-RE | Raionul Rezina | Районул Резина | Rezina | RezinaRezina | |
| MD-RI | Raionul Rîșcani | Районул Рышкань | Rîșcani | RîșcaniRîșcani | |
| MD-SI | Raionul Sîngerei | Районул Сынӂерей | Sîngerei | SîngereiSîngerei | |
| MD-SO | Raionul Soroca | Районул Сорока | Soroca | SorocaSoroca | |
| MD-ST | Raionul Strășeni | Районул Стрэшень | Strășeni | StrășeniStrășeni | |
| MD-SD | Raionul Șoldănești | Районул Шолдэнешть | Șoldănești | ȘoldăneștiȘoldănești | |
| MD-SV | Raionul Ștefan Vodă | Районул Штефан Водэ | Ștefan Vodă | Ștefan VodăȘtefan Vodă | |
| MD-TA | Raionul Taraclia | Районул Тараклия | Taraclia | TaracliaTaraclia | |
| MD-TE | Raionul Telenești | Районул Теленешть | Telenești | TeleneștiTelenești | |
| MD-UN | Raionul Ungheni | Районул Унгень | Ungheni | UngheniUngheni | |
| Cities municipii3 | |||||
| MD-BA | Municipiul Bălți | Муничипиул Бэлць | Bălți | BălțiBălți | |
| MD-BD | Municipiul Tighina | Муничипиул Тигина | Bender [Tighina] | TighinaBender | 2014 Name changed in ISO 3166-2; listed as Bender [Tighina] |
| MD-CU | Municipiul Chișinău | Муничипиул Кишинэу | Chișinău | ChișinăuChișinău | |
| Autonomous territorial unit1 | |||||
| MD-GA | Unitatea Teritorială Autonomă Găgăuzia | Унитатя Териториалэ Аутономэ Гэгэузия | Gagauzia (UTAG) | ComratComrat | |
| Territorial unit1 | |||||
| MD-SN | Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritorială din | Left Bank of the Dniester | TiraspolTiraspol | ||
Codes, categories and ISO names: ISO 3166-2:MD on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, read from its English Wikipedia mirror on 28 October 2026. Romanian and Cyrillic names and centres: the 2017 edition of this list.
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Districts, Gagauzia and the left bank
Moldova's first level has changed several times in ISO 3166-2. The standard first listed 10 cities and 40 districts, replaced them in 2002 with a smaller set, added Taraclia later that year, and in June 2010 adopted the present layout of 32 districts (raioane), three cities (municipii), Gagauzia and the left bank of the Dniester.
Gagauzia, MD-GA, has its centre at Comrat and three official names in the 2017 edition of this list: Unitatea Teritorială Autonomă Găgăuzia in Romanian, Avtonom Territorial Bölümlüü Gagauziya in Gagauz and Автономно-Территориальное Образование Гагаузия in Russian. ISO 3166-2 lists the area east of the Dniester as MD-SN, Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritorială din, with Tiraspol as its centre. The authorities in Tiraspol use the name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, written Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ in Moldovan Cyrillic, Приднестровская Молдавская Республика in Russian and Придністровська Молдавська Республіка in Ukrainian. Bender, which the 2017 edition of this list calls Tighina, has a code of its own, MD-BD.
The language has two names as well. ISO switched the administrative language of Moldova from Romanian to Moldavian in 2008 and back to Romanian (ro, ron) in 2015. On 2 March 2023 Moldova's parliament voted to replace the term Moldovan language with Romanian language throughout its legislation. The Cyrillic spellings in the unit table come from the 2017 edition of this list, which gave every Moldovan name in both scripts.
08 · Questions
Questions about Moldova's names and units
Moldova or Moldavia in Russian?
Both: Молдова and Молдавия. Ukrainian has Молдова and Молдавія, Armenian Մոլդովա and Մոլդավիա.
What are Moldova's ISO codes?
MD (alpha-2), MDA (alpha-3) and 498 (numeric). ISO's short name is Moldova, Republic of.
How many units does ISO 3166-2:MD list?
37: 32 districts, the cities of Chișinău, Bălți and Bender, the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia and the territorial unit of the left bank of the Dniester.
What is Transnistria called in Dutch?
Transnistrië, also Transdnestrië, Transdniestrië and Transdnjestrië.
How are Tighina and Tiraspol written in Cyrillic?
Тигина and Тираспол in Moldovan Cyrillic. Russian and Ukrainian write Tiraspol as Тирасполь, with a soft sign at the end.