Vernacular names better known as their classical calques

OTL Examples:

Argentina 'argentum' > La Plata
Niger (River,country)/Nigeria > Ger river
Nova Scotia (no?)
Transylvania is also Late Latin, traditional name is Erdel or Siebenburgen

Well then I guess that can be used for anything then.

Well, it is used for anything between rivers. There's a region in Argentina called Mesopotamia.
 
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