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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Baker Island | Michael Baker |
| Bermuda | Juan de Bermúdez |
| Bolivia | Simón Bolívar |
| Bouvet Island | Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier |
| China | Emperor Chin |
| Clipperton Island | John Clipperton |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Captain William Keeling |
| Colombia | Christopher Columbus |
| Cook Islands | Captain James Cook |
| Dominican Republic | Saint Dominic |
| El Salvador | Jesus (literally, The Savior) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland |
| Georgia | Saint George |
| Isle of Man | Manannán mac Lir |
| Jan Mayen | Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout |
| Jarvis Island | Edward, Thomas, and William Jarvis |
| Johnston Atoll | Captain Charles J. Johnston |
| Kingman Reef | Captain W.E. Kingman |
| Kiribati | Thomas Gilbert ("Kiribati" is the Gilbertese rendition of "Gilberts") |
| Liechtenstein | Princely Family of Liechtenstein |
| Marshall Islands | John Marshall |
| Martinique | Martin of Tours |
| Mauritius | Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange |
| Mozambique | Mussa Mbiki |
| Nicaragua | Nicarao |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Mariana of Austria |
| Philippines | King Philip II of Spain |
| Pitcairn Islands | Major Pitcairn of the Marines |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Christopher |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucy |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Peter and Saint Michael |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent of Saragossa |
| San Marino | Saint Marinus |
| Saudi Arabia | Muhammad bin Saud |
| Seychelles | Jean Moreau de Séchelles |
| Solomon Islands | King Solomon of Israel and Judah |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | George III of the UK , and the John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich |
| Swaziland | King Mswati II |
| Tromelin Island | Chevalier de Tromelin |
| United States | Amerigo Vespucci (see Naming of America ) |
| Virgin Islands | Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgins |
| Wake Island | William Wake |
| Wallis and Futuna | Samuel Wallis |
