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The following is a non-exhaustive list of the etymologies of place names in Hong Kong.
| City | Language Origins | Meaning | Named for | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria City | English | person | Victoria of the United Kingdom | |
| Kowloon | Chinese | geographic | nine dragons or nine hills | Emperor Bing of Song |
| Tsuen Wan New Town | Chinese | geographic | shallow bay | |
| Sha Tin New Town | Cantonese Chinese | geographic | sandy field | |
| Tuen Mun New Town | Literal Chinese | historic | military camp | |
| Tai Po New Town | Hakka Chinese | Big step | ||
| Yuen Long New Town | ||||
| Fanling | Powdery peak | |||
| Sheung Shui New Town | ||||
| Tseung Kwan O New Town | Chinese | General's Bay | ||
| Tin Shui Wai New Town | ||||
| North Lantau New Town | Chinese | North Ragged Town | ||
| Aberdeen Harbour | English | bay named for a person | The 4th Earl of Aberdeen | |
| Cheung Chau | Chinese | geographic | long island | |
| Discovery Bay | English | History | ||
| Kennedy Town | English | person | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy | |
| Kwun Tong | Chinese | government's pond | Koon Fu salt yards | |
| Lei Yue Mun | Chinese | carp's channel | ||
| Ma Wan | Chinese | Horse Bay | ||
| Mui Wo | Chinese | thing | plum nest | |
| Peng Chau | Chinese | Flat Island | ||
| Sai Kung Town | Chinese | |||
| Sha Tau Kok | Chinese | sandy head point | ||
| Shek O | Chinese | place | rocky bay | |
| Sok Kwu Wan | Chinese | |||
| Stanley | English | person | Lord Stanley | |
| Tai O | Chinese | |||
| Yung Shue Wan | Chinese | Banyan Tree Bay |
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