City Name History
| Name | Language | Cognate language | Annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preßburg | German | ||
| Pressburg | |||
| Prešporok | Slovak | derived from German | |
| Pressporek | 1773 Slovak | ||
| Prešpurek | Czech | ||
| Prešpurk | German | ||
| Presspurek | |||
| Presspurk | |||
| Břetislav | attributed to Pavel Jozef Šafárik, 1837. | ||
| Bratislav | Slovak | attributed to Ľudovít Štúr. | |
| Pressburg | English | German | Pressburg Street in southwestern London |
| Pressburgh | |||
| Pressborough | |||
| Presburgo | Spanish | ||
| Portuguese | |||
| Italian | |||
| Pressbourg later Presbourg | French | German | rue de Presbourg in Paris |
| Presburg | Dutch | ||
| Pozsony | Hungarian | still in use by Hungarians today | |
| Posony | 1773 Hungarian | ||
| Posonium | Latin | ||
| Požun | Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian | ||
| Pozhoma | Romani | ||
| Istropolis | Greek | meaning the Danube City |
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