 In Kazakh, where it is called , "Kaspiy teñizi", in (Kaspiy deñizi), in .Renaissance European maps labelled it as "Abbacuch Sea" (Oronce Fine's 1531 world map), "Mar de Bachu" (Ortellius' 1570 map), or "Mar de Sala" (Mercator's 1569 map).Old Russian sources call it the "Khvalyn" or "Khvalis" Sea () after the name of Khwarezmia.