The following is thelist of cities and villages inMoldova that underwent a name change in the past.

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• Cupcini → (1961) Kalininsk → (1990) Cupcini
• Ghindești → (1956) Leninskii → (1992) Ghindești
• Hîncești → (1940) Kotovskoe → (1941) Hîncești → (1944) Kotovskoe → (1965) Kotovsk → (1990) Hîncești
• Ialoveni → (25.03.1977)^[1] Kutuzov → (31.03.1989) Ialoveni
• Sîngerei → (07.04.1965)^[1] Lazovsk → (1991) Sîngerei
• Șoldănești → (05.05.1985)^[1] Chernenko → (1988) Șoldănești
• Căinari → (13.08.1985)^[1] Dumbraveny/Dumbrăveni → (1991)Căinari
• Chizil → (28.12.1949) Biruința (Suvorov/Volintiri)^[1][2] → (23.12.1964)^[1] Suvorovo → (24.05.1990)Ștefan Vodă^[3]
• Pașcani pe Bîc → Novaia Nikolaevka → (1926)Anenii Noi
• Romanovca → (11.09.1957)^[2] Bessarabka →Basarabeasca 1990
• Șcheia → Frumoasa →Cahul
• Starovka →Mărculești
• Șop Taraclia →Taraclia
• Tighina →Bender
• Vadul lui Ștefan Vodă →Vadul lui Vodă

• Akendorf → (28.11.1949)Doina^[1]
• Alexandru Ioan Cuza → (1940?) Hadji-Abdul → (21.12.1960)^[2] Suvorovo (Vulcănești district) → (1990)Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Cahul district)
• Badicu Rus → (25.03.1977) Rumianțevo (Cahul district)^[1] → (?)
• Bezeni → (27.08.1966)Donici (Orhei district)^[1]
• Balan → (21.11.1973)Malinovscoe (Rîșcani district)^[1] → (?)
• Belești → (23.01.1965)Drăgușeni (Hîncești district)^[1]
• Beșeni → (23.01.1965)Codru (Telenești/Lazo district)^[1]
• Bișcotari → (02.02.1978)Codreni (Cimișlia district)^[1]
• Borceag → (03.07.1950)Biruința (Taraclia/Congaz district)^[1]
• Broasca → (23.01.1965)Floreni (Anenii Noi district)^[1]
• Buga → (27.04.1977)Dolinnoe (Criuleni district)^[1]
• Bîzdîga → (27.04.1977) Luminița^[1] → (?)
• Caitanovca → (28.10.1949)Pervomaiscoe (Drochia district)^[1]
• Cardaș → (03.07.1950)Frumușica (Comrat/Congaz district)^[1]
• Carol al II-lea → (11.03.1955) Stepnoe (Glodeni district)^[1]
• Cenușa → (23.01.1965) Frunzeni (Florești district)^[2] → Cenușa (?)
• Cicur → (03.07.1950) Roșița (Taraclia district)^[2][4] → (?)
• Chetrosu Neamț → (03.07.1950) Williams / Вильямс (Anenii Noi district)^[1] (later merged with nearby Chetrosu [Bîc])
• Chetrosu Bîc → (13.09.1962)Chetrosu (Anenii Noi district)^[1]
• Chișcăreni → (08.07.1955)^[2] Lazo → (1990/92)Chișcăreni (Sîngerei district)
• Chircanii Noi → (08.06.1958)Lebedenco (Cahul district)^[2][4]
• Chircăiești → (20.08.1976)Chircăieștii Noi^[1]
• Cîmpeni → (?)Alexanderfeld^[5]
• Cobîlca → (22.08.1968)Codreanca (Strășeni district)^[2]
• Curleni → (03.02.1986)Podgoreni (Rezina district)^[1]
• Curluceni → (03.02.1986)Făgureni (Strășeni district)^[1]
• Cîrlăneni → (03.07.1950) Kotovskii (Taraclia district)^[2][4]
• Cîrlani → (23.01.1965)Stejăreni (Călărași / Strășeni district)^[1]
• Colonia-Rîșcani → Malinovskoe (Rîșcani district)^[6]
• Cocuirgoi → (03.07.1950) Spicoasa (Taraclia district)^[2][4]
• Coiuceni → (23.01.1965) Pruteni (Fălești district)^[2]
• Cuza Vodă → (1948)^[2] Voroșilovca (Bălți district)^[4] → (23.01.1961)Lazo (Drochia district)^[1]
• Cuza Vodă → (29.09.1949)Dimitrovca (Cimișlia district)^[2][4]
• Decebal → (07.02.1946) Tătărăuca Mică / Malaia Tatarovka (Dondușeni/Zgurița district)^[1]
• Dolna → (20.05.1949) Pușkino^[1] →Dolna
• Dragoș Vodă → (03.09.1951) Iliciovca (Drochia district)^[1]
• Dunduc → (09.11.1961) Mirnoe (Anenii Noi district)^[1]
• Dușman → (1948)^[4] Voroșilovca → (23.01.1961) Octeabriscoe (Glodeni district)^[1]
• Kotovsk →Regina Maria (Soroca district) ?
• Regina Maria (Hîncești district) → (29.09.1949)Semionovca (Leova/Cărpineni district)^[2][4]
• Kirlannar → (1950)Cotovscoe (Găgăuzia)^[7]
• Denevița Nouă / Novaia Denevița → (03.07.1950)^[1]Svetlîi (Găgăuzia)^[8]
• Emental → (29.09.1949) Pervomaisk (Căușeni district)^[2][4]
• Flămînda → Calea Nouă (Baimaclia district)^[6]
• Fundoaia → (03.02.1986)Maiscoe (Florești district)^[1]
• Fundu Culi → (23.01.1965) Izvoreni (Ungheni district)^[2]
• Ghizdita → (23.01.1965)Fîntînița^[1]
• Ghică Vodă → (28.10.1949)Miciurin^[1]
• Iacobstal → (26.09.1947) Alava (Căușeni district)^[2][4]
• Iacobstal → (28.11.1949) Lazo (Căușeni district)^[2][4]
• Ion Brătianu → (28.11.1946) Kotovskoe (Soroca/Bălți district)^[1]
• Îndărătnici → (05.05.1985)Nucăreni (Telenești district)^[1]
• Manukbeevka / Манукбеевка → (23.01.1965) Frumușica (Leova)^[2]
• Marienfeld → (23.01.1965) Pervomaisk (Cimișlia)^[2]
• Mitropolit → (18.12.1946)Porumbrei^[2][4]
• Mihai-Bravo → (28.11.1946) Mihailovca (Florești)^[1]
• Mihailovca → (20.06.1984) Mihailovca Nouă (Rîbnița)^[1]
• Mihia Vodă → (29.09.1949) Ceapaevca (Tîrnova)^[2][6]
• Molovata → (25.01.1978) Molovata Nouă (Dubăsari)^[1]
• Mîndîc → (23.01.1965)Livădeni (Drochia)^[2]
• Nădușita → (10.05.1963)Gribova (Drochia)^[2]
• Neifeld → (30.03.1950) Tkacenko (Dubăsari)^[2][4]
• Nikolaevka → (11.06.1964)Iliciovca (Florești)^[2]
• Nikolaevka → (23.01.1965) Vîlcele (Leova)^[2]
• Niorcani → (03.02.1986) Poienița (Dondușeni)^[1]
• Novoselovka → (17.03.1983) Kotovskoe (Orhei)^[1]
• Țiganca Nouă → (11.06.1964)Stoianovca Nouă (Cahul)^[2]
• Opinca → (07.05.1945) Suvorovka (Fălești^[2]/Lazo district^[4])
• Pervomaisk → (23.01.1965) Berezovka (Dondușeni)^[2]
• Piatra → (29.07.1949) Lazo (Orhei district)^[2][4]
• Rediul 1 → (03.02.1986)Rediul de Sus (Fălești District)^[1]
• Rediul 2 → (03.02.1986)Rediul de Jos (Fălești District)^[1]
• Roșcani → (20.06.1984) Roșcanii de Sus (Rezina district)^[1]
• Sinodinovca → (28.09.1950) Pervomaisc(oe) (Lazo district)^[2][4]
• Slănina → (23.01.1965) Lozeni (Drochia district)^[2]
• Spărieți → (26.03.1982) Șipoteni (Kotovsk district)^[1]
• Sîngereii Vechi → (07.04.1965) Lazovsk (Lazo district)^[2]
• Sturzeni → (23.01.1965)Ucrainca (Căușeni district)^[2]
• Suric → (02.02.1978) Mugureni (Cimișlia district)^[1]
• Sfînta Vineri → (28.11.1949) Frunze (Strășeni district)^[2][4]
• Telpiz → (03.07.1950) Dimitrovo (Taraclia^[4]/Comrat district^[2])
• Troian → (07.02.1946) Slobozia Nouă (Otaci district)^[2][4]
• Trubaevka → (26.03.1982) Iujnoe (Vulcănești district)^[1] → (?)
• Țaregrad → (30.10.1945) Glavan (Drochia district)^[2][4]
• Valea Jdanului → (23.01.1965) Victoria (Leova district)^[1]
• Valea Popii → (23.01.1965)Noroceni^[1]
• Varvarî → (03.02.1986)Prioziornoe (Slobozia district)^[1] → (?)
• Vertiujeni → (11.06.1964) Pridnestrovskoe (Camenca district)^[1] → (?)
• Voinescu → (10.09.1946) Pobeda (Kotovsk district)^[1] → (?)
• Vălcineț → (23.01.1965)Maiovca (Ocnița district)^[1]
• Voroșilovka → (10.04.1958) Octeabriscoe (Camenca district)^[1] → (?)

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