Belgium City Names: Comparison by Language

Brussels is a mutilingual city

Belgium is a multilingual country. Walking around Brussels, you will see that streets are marked with names in both French and Dutch. If you look at them carefully, you will see that some are similar and some are so different as French is Latin and Dutch is Germanic that are from completely different language origins.

EnglishFrenchDutch
BelgiumBelgiqueBelgie
BrusselsBruxellesBrussel
BrugesBrugesBrugge
GhentGandGent
AntwerpAnversAntwerpen
LeuvenLouvainLeuven
LiegeLiégeLuik
NamurNamurNamen
IeperYpresIeper
MechelenMalienesMechelen<
MonsMonsBergen
Brussels International Airport (Zaventem Luchthaven) has an easy access to Brussels