Formerly spelled Roleia in English, it was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War.

Dufu (formerly spelled Tufu) lived from 712 to 770 and wrote more than 1,400 poems, many of them regarded as the greatest in the Chinese canon.

Vrådal, formerly spelled Wraadahl, is a village in Kviteseid municipality, Norway.

Barbados, an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean (formerly spelt Barbadoes)

Archaeonycteridae (formerly spelled Archaeonycterididae) is a family of extinct bats.

Nereididae (formerly spelled Nereidae) are a family of polychaete worms.

Dhaka, formerly spelled as Dacca in English, is the capital and one of the oldest cities of Bangladesh.

The name was formerly often spelled Manø.

Deogyusan, formerly spelled Togyusan, is a mountain in South Korea.

The asteroid is named after Benguela (formerly spelled Benguella) in Angola.