Cape Verde, the Cape Verde Islands or Cabo Verde are three examples of the name given to this country. In Portuguese – the official language of Cape Verde – the name Cabo Verde is used. The Government of Cape Verde has requested the United Nations to name the country in all languages with this Portuguese name. However, in many countries this is not done.
What is the name of Cape Verde in other countries? Below the picture you will find a list with the name of Cape Verde in 47 different languages.
| Language | Name |
| Afrikaans | Kaap Verde |
| Albanian | Kepi i Gjelbër |
| Arabic | الرأس الأخضر |
| Belarusian | Каба-Вердэ |
| Bulgarian | Кабо Верде |
| Catalan | Cap Verd |
| Czech | Kapverdy |
| Danish | Kap Verde |
| Dutch | Kaapverdië |
| English | Cape Verde |
| Estonian | Roheneemesaared |
| Farsi | کیپ ورد |
| Finnish | Kap Verde |
| French | Cap-Vert |
| Galician | Cabo Verde |
| German | Kap Verde |
| Greek | Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο |
| Hebrew | כף ורדה |
| Hindi | केप वर्दे |
| Hungarian | Zöld-foki Köztársaság |
| Icelandic | Grænhöfðaeyjar |
| Indonesian | Tanjung Verde |
| Irish | Rinn Verde |
| Italian | Capo Verde |
| Japanese | カーボベルデ |
| Korean | 카보베르데 |
| Latvian | Kaboverde |
| Lithuanian | Žaliasis Kyšulys |
| Macedonian | Зелен ’Рт |
| Mandarin | 佛得角 |
| Norwegian | Kapp Verde |
| Polish | Republika Zielonego Przylądka |
| Portuguese | Cabo Verde |
| Romanian | Capul Verde |
| Russian | Кабо-Верде |
| Serbian | Зеленортска Острва |
| Slovak | Kapverdy |
| Slovenian | Zelenortski otoki |
| Spanish | Cabo Verde |
| Swahili | Cabo Verde |
| Swedish | Kap Verde |
| Tagalog | Kabo Berde |
| Thai | เคปเวิร์ด |
| Turkish | Yeşil Burun Adaları |
| Ukrainian | Кабо-Верде |
| Vietnamese | Cabo Verde |
| Welsh | Cabo Verde |
Johan says
Keep pushing the question regarding your country’s official name, more countries will follow suit as time goes by in an intertwined world. Show how to do it by changing Cape Verde to Cabo Verde in the articles above ;)
Go Cabo Verde!