| NYASALAND | The former name, until 1964, of Malawi |
| STATES | The former name, until 1971, of the United Arab Emirates (6) |
| TRUCIAL | The former name, until 1971, of the United Arab Emirates (7) |
| CEYLON | The former name (until 1972) of Sri Lanka (6) |
| STANLEYVILLE | The former name (until 1966) of Kisangani, in Zaire (12) |
| EDO | The former name (until 1868) of Tokyo (3) |
| BASUTOLAND | The former name, until 1966, of Lesotho (10) |
| PAKISTAN | The former name, until 1971, of Bangladesh (8) |
| EAST | The former name, until 1971, of Bangladesh (4) |
| SALISBURY | The former name, until 1982, of Harare |
| PERSIA | The former name (until 1935) of Iran |
| UPPERVOLTA | The former name, until 1984, of Burkina Faso (5,5) |
| CLAY | Boxing great's name, until 1964 |
| CASSIUS | The name Muhammad Ali answered to until 1964 |
| AGANA | Former name, until 1998, of Hagatna, capital of the Pacific island of Guam (5) |
| PALAUISLANDS | Former name, until 1981, of the Republic of Belau (5,7) |
| DAHOMEY | Former name, until 1975, of the Republic of Benin (7) |
| DACCA | Former name, until 1982, of the capital of Bangladesh (5) |
| ISLANDS | Former name (until 1975) of the Pacific nation of Tuvalu (7) |
| ELLICE | Former name (until 1975) of the Pacific nation of Tuvalu (6) |