German exonyms
Below is a list of German language exonyms for formerly German places and other places in non-German-speaking areas of the world. Archaic names are in italics.
Algeria[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Algiers | Algier | Al-Jazā'ir | Arabic |
Belarus[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Grodno | Garten[1] | Hrodna | Belarusian | Archaic |
Belgium[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Antwerp | Antorff | Antwerpen | Dutch | Archaic |
Bruges | Brügge | Brugge | Dutch | |
Brussels | Brüssel | Brussel | Dutch | |
Bruxelles | French | |||
Leuven | Löwen | Leuven | Dutch | |
Liège | Lüttich | Lidje | Walloon | |
Liège | French | |||
Ostend | Ostende | Oostende | Dutch |
China[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Beijing | Peking | Beijing | Mandarin | |
Guangzhou | Kanton | Guangzhou | Mandarin | |
Jiaozhou | Kiautschou | Jiaozhou | Mandarin | |
Nanjing | Nanking | Nanjing | Mandarin | |
Qingdao | Tsingtau | Qingdao | Mandarin |
Croatia[edit]
Cyprus[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Nicosia | Nikosia | Lefkosía (Λευκωσία) | Greek | |
Lefkoşa | Turkish |
Czech Republic[edit]
As German was an official language during the Empire of Austria, those names are NOT exonyms.
Denmark[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Copenhagen | Kopenhagen | København | Danish |
Djibouti[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Djibouti | Dschibuti | Ville de Djibouti | French |
Egypt[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Cairo | Kairo | al-Qāhirah | Arabic |
Estonia[edit]
France[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Colmar | Kolmar | Colmar | French | |
Dunkirk | Dünkirchen | Dunkerque | French | |
Mulhouse | Mülhausen | Mulhouse | French | |
Nice | Nizza | Nice | French | |
Strasbourg | Straßburg | Strasbourg | French |
Georgia[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tbilisi | Tiflis | Tbilisi | Georgian |
Greece[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Athens | Athen | Athína | Greek | |
Corfu | Korfu | Kérkyra | Greek | |
Corinth | Korinth | Kórinthos | Greek | |
Piraeus | Piräus | Piraiás | Greek | |
Thebes | Theben | Thiva | Greek | |
Crete | Kreta | Kríti | Greek | |
Rhodes | Rhodos | Ródos | Greek |
Hungary[edit]
India[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Kolkata | Kalkutta | Kolkata | Bengali |
Israel[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Acre | Akkon, Akko | Ako | Hebrew | |
Alonei Abba | Waldheim | Aloney Abba | Hebrew | Archaic |
Ashkelon | Ascalon | Ashkelon | Hebrew | |
Bnei Atarot | Wilhelma | Bney Atarot | Hebrew | Archaic |
Daburiyya | Tabor | Daburiyya | Hebrew | |
Kafr Kanna | Kana | Kafr Kanna | Hebrew | |
Kfar Tavor | Kfar Tabor | Kfar Tavor | Hebrew | |
Lod | Lydda | Lod | Hebrew | |
Netzer Sereni | Bir Salem | Netzer Sereni | Hebrew | Used for times before 1948 |
Sea of Galilee | See Genezareth | Yamat HaKineret | Hebrew | |
Sharona | Sarona | Sharona | Hebrew | Used for times before 1948 |
Italy[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Agrigento | Agrigent | Agrigento | Italian | |
Brescia | Brixen | Brescia | Italian | Archaic: Wälsch-Brixen |
Florence | Florenz | Firenze | Italian | |
Genoa | Genua | Genova | Italian | |
Gorizia | Görz | Gorizia | Italian | |
Milan | Mailand | Milano | Italian | |
Naples | Neapel | Napoli | Italian | |
Rome | Rom | Roma | Italian | |
Syracuse | Syrakus | Siracusa | Italian | |
Taranto | Tarent | Taranto | Italian | |
Trento | Trient | Trento | Italian | |
Trieste | Triest | Trieste | Italian | |
Venice | Venedig | Venezia | Italian | |
Verona | Wälsch-Bern | Verona | Italian | Archaic |
Japan[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tokyo | Tokio | Toukyou | Japanese |
Latvia[edit]
Lebanon[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tripoli | Tripoli(s) | Ṭarabulus | Arabic | |
Tyre | Tyrus | Ṣūr | Arabic |
Libya[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tripoli | Tripolis | Ṭarabulus | Arabic |
Lithuania[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Alytus | Alitten | Alytus | Lithuanian | |
Kretinga | Crottingen | Kretinga | Lithuanian | |
Gargždai | Garsden | Gargždai | Lithuanian | |
Kaunas | Kauen | Kaunas | Lithuanian | |
Klaipėda | Memel | Klaipėda | Lithuanian | |
Nida | Nidden | Nida | Lithuanian | |
Pagėgiai | Pogegen | Pagėgiai | Lithuanian | |
Palanga | Polangen | Palanga | Lithuanian | |
Panevėžys | Ponewiesch | Panevėžys | Lithuanian | |
Rusnė | Ruß | Rusnė | Lithuanian | |
Saugos | Saugen | Saugos | Lithuanian | |
Šiauliai | Schaulen | Šiauliai | Lithuanian | |
Šilutė | Heydekrug | Šilutė | Lithuanian | |
Tauragė | Tauroggen | Tauragė | Lithuanian | |
Ukmergė | Wilkomir | Ukmergė | Lithuanian | |
Vilkyčiai | Wilkieten | Vilkyčiai | Lithuanian | |
Vilnius | Wilna | Vilnius | Lithuanian |
Luxembourg[edit]
Note that this list only includes towns whose German name is significantly different from the official (mainly French) form. Towns that differ with predictable spelling/ ending changes shown below are not included.
- ae, c , é, oe, ou, u, v → ä, k, e, ö, u, ü, w
- -ange, -haff → -ingen, -hof
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bellain | Besslingen | Bellain | ||
Bavigne | Böwen | Bavigne | ||
Beaufort | Befort | Beaufort | ||
Belair | Neumerl | Belair | ||
Belvaux | Beles | Belvaux | ||
Berlé | Berl | Berlé | ||
Bicherhaff | Bicherhof | Bicherhaff | ||
Bigonville | Bondorf | Bigonville | ||
Blaschette | Blanscht | Blaschette | ||
Boevange | Bögen | Boevange | ||
Boevange-sur-Attert | Bögen an der Attert | Boevange-sur-Attert | ||
Bollendorf-Pont | Bollendorferbrück | Bollendorf-Pont | ||
Born-Moulin | Bornmühlen | Born-Moulin | ||
Boulaide | Basuchleiden | Boulaide | ||
Bourscheid-Moulin | Burscheidermühle | Bourscheid-Moulin | ||
Brouch | Bruch | Brouch | ||
Burschtermillen | Burschtermühlen | Burschtermillen | ||
Carelshaff | Karlshoff | Carelshaff | ||
Cessange | Zessingen | Cessange | ||
Charage | Kerschen | Charage | ||
Clemency | Küntzig | Clemency | ||
Clervaux | Clerf | Clervaux | ||
Colbette | Kolbet | Colbette | ||
Cruchten | Krüchten | Cruchten | ||
Dabourg-Pont | Dasburgerbrück | Dabourg-Pont | ||
Doncols | Donkholz | Doncols | ||
Eschette | Brescht | Eschette | ||
Fensterdall | Fenstertal | Fensterdall | ||
Folschette | Fulscht | Folschette | ||
Fréiresmillen | Freiersmühlen | Fréiresmillen | ||
Groëstaen | Grünstein | Groëstaen | ||
Hachiville | Helzingen | Hachiville | ||
Hamiville | Heinsch | Hamiville | ||
Hongerhaff | Hungerhoff | Hongerhaff | ||
Kappellebour | Kappellenbur | Kappellebour | ||
Klenge Bourghaff | Kleiner Burghof | Klenge Bourghaff | ||
Koenerhaff | Könnerhaff | Koenerhaff | ||
Koeschettte | Köscht | Koeschettte | ||
Kreiz | Kreuz | Kreiz | ||
Lamadelaine | Rollingen | Lamadelaine | ||
Larochette | Fels | Larochette | ||
Meysembourg | Meisemburg | Meysembourg | ||
Michelbouch | Michelbuch | Michelbouch | ||
Michelsbierg | Michelsberg | Michelsbierg | ||
Mierschgronn | Mierschgrund | Mierschgronn | ||
Mondercange | Monnerich | Mondercange | ||
Mondorf-les-Bains | Bad Mondorf | Mondorf-les-Bains | ||
Moulin de Bigonville | Bondorfermühle | Moulin de Bigonville | ||
Moutfort | Mutfurt | Moutfort | ||
Neihaisgen | Neuhäuschen | Neihaisgen | ||
Perlé | Perl | Perlé | ||
Petit-Nobressart | Klein Elcherodt | Petit-Nobressart | ||
Pontpierre | Steinbrücken | Pontpierre | Both names mean "stone bridge" | |
Quarte-Vents | Vierwinden | Quarte-Vents | Both names mean "four winds" | |
Roodt-lès-Ell | Rodt bei Ell | Roodt-lès-Ell | ||
Roodt-sur-Eisch | Rodt an der Eisch | Roodt-sur-Eisch | ||
Roodt-sur-Syre | Rodt an der Syre | Roodt-sur-Syre | ||
Roudenhaff | Rodenhof | Roudenhaff | ||
Sanem | Sassenheim | Sanem | ||
Septfontaines | Simmern | Septfontaines | ||
Soleuvre | Zolver | Soleuvre | ||
Sonlez | Soller | Sonlez | ||
Surré | Syr | Surré | ||
Tarchamps | Ischpelt | Tarchamps | ||
Troine | Trotten | Troine | ||
Troisvierges | Ulflingen | Troisvierges | ||
Wallendorf-Pont | Wallendorferbrück | Wallendorf-Pont | ||
Wincrange | Wintger | Wincrange |
Moldova[edit]
Moldovan place | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Chișinău | Kischenau, Kischinau, Kischinew | Chișinău | Romanian | |
Cioburciu (Transnistria) | Hirtenheim | Cioburciu (Transnistria) | Romanian | |
Rîșcani | Ryschkanowka | Rîșcani | Romanian | |
Soltoaia | Scholtoi | Soltoaia | Romanian | |
Valea Norocului | Glückstal | Valea Norocului | Romanian |
Morocco[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Essaouira | Mogador | aṣ-Ṣawīra | Arabic | outdated |
Myanmar[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Yangon | Rangun | Yangon | Burmese | Compare dated English Rangoon |
Namibia[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Walvis Bay | Walfischbucht, Walfischbai | Walvis Bay | Afrikaans | |
Windhoek | Windhuk | Windhoek | Afrikaans |
Netherlands[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Arnhem | Arnheim | Arnhem | Dutch | |
Boskoop | Boskop | Boskoop | Dutch | |
Kerkrade | Kirchrath | Kerkrade | Dutch | |
Nieuweschans | Neuschanz | Nieuweschans | Dutch | |
Nijmegen | Nimwegen | Nijmegen | Dutch | |
Roermond | Rurmund | Roermond | Dutch | |
's-Hertogenbosch | Herzogenbusch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Dutch | |
Swalmen | Schwalmen | Swalmen | Dutch | |
The Hague | Den Haag | Den Haag | Dutch | No definite article |
Ubach over Worms | Waubach | Ubach over Worms | Dutch | |
Wahlwiller | Wahlweiler | Wahlwiller | Dutch |
North Korea[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Pyongyang | Pjöngjang | Pyǒngyang | Korean |
Norway[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Trondheim | Drontheim | Trondheim | Norwegian | Obsolete; briefly used during World War II |
Papua New Guinea[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Kokopo | Herbertshöhe | Kokopo |
Poland[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Inhabitant and surname | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bydgoszcz | Bromberg | Bydgoszcz | Polish | Bromberger |
Gdańsk | Danzig | Gdańsk | Polish | Danziger |
Katowice | Kattowitz | Katowice | Polish | Kattowitzer |
Kraków | Krakau | Kraków | Polish | Krakauer |
Poznań | Posen | Poznań | Polish | Posener |
Szczecin | Stettin | Szczecin | Polish | Stettiner |
Warsaw | Warschau | Warszawa | Polish | Warschauer |
Wrocław | Breslau | Wrocław | Polish | Breslauer |
Portugal[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Lisbon | Lissabon | Lisboa | Portuguese |
Romania[edit]
- For German exonyms of Romania in Transylvania, see: German exonyms (Transylvania)
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bacău | Bakau | Bacău | Romanian | Archaic |
Baia Mare | Frauenbach | Baia Mare | Romanian | Archaic |
Botoșan | Botoschan | Botoșan | Romanian | Archaic |
Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov | Romanian | Archaic |
Bucharest | Bukarest | București | Romanian | |
Buzău | Busäu | Buzău | Romanian | Archaic |
Câmpulung | Langena | Câmpulung | Romanian | Archaic |
Cluj-Napoca | Klausenburg | Cluj-Napoca | Romanian | Archaic |
Constanța | Konstanz(a) | Constanța | Romanian | Archaic |
Craiova | Kragau, Krajowa | Craiova | Romanian | Archaic |
Curtea de Argeș | Argisch | Curtea de Argeș | Romanian | Archaic |
Focșani | Fokschan | Focșani | Romanian | Archaic |
Galați | Galatz | Galați | Romanian | Archaic |
Giurgiu | Sankt Georg, Zurz | Giurgiu | Romanian | Archaic |
Hunedoara | Eisenmarkt | Hunedoara | Romanian | Archaic |
Iași | Jassy | Iași | Romanian | Archaic |
Oradea | Großwardein | Oradea | Romanian | Archaic |
Piatra Neamț | Kreuzburg an der Bistritz | Piatra Neamț | Romanian | Archaic |
Pitești | Pitesk | Pitești | Romanian | Archaic |
Râmnicu Sărat | Rebnick, Rümnick | Râmnicu Sărat | Romanian | Archaic |
Râmnicu Vâlcea | Königsberg, Wultsch | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Romanian | Archaic |
Reșița | Reschitz(a) | Reșița | Romanian | Archaic |
Roman | Romesmark | Roman | Romanian | Archaic |
Satu Mare | Sathmar | Satu Mare | Romanian | Archaic |
Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu | Romanian | Archaic |
Sighișoara | Schäßburg | Sighișoara | Romanian | Archaic |
Slatina | Zelatna | Slatina | Romanian | Archaic |
Slobozia | Freisdtadt | Slobozia | Romanian | Archaic |
Suceava | Suczawa | Suceava | Romanian | Archaic |
Târgoviște | Tergowisch | Târgoviște | Romanian | Archaic |
Târgu Jiu | Tergoschwyl | Târgu Jiu | Romanian | Archaic |
Târgu Mureş | Neumarkt | Târgu Mureş | Romanian | Archaic |
Timișoara | Temeschburg, Temeswar | Timișoara | Romanian | Archaic |
Tulcea | Tultscha, Tultschs | Tulcea | Romanian | Archaic |
Turnu Măgurele | Großnikopel | Turnu Măgurele | Romanian | Archaic |
Russia[edit]
- For German names of towns in Kaliningrad Oblast, see : German exonyms (Kaliningrad Oblast) and List of cities and towns in East Prussia
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Gatchina | Lindemannstadt | Gatchina | Russian | Was renamed during WW2, but switch back after the war. |
Kaliningrad | Königsberg | Kaliningrad | Russian | Archaic, founded with German name |
Lomonosov | Oranienbaum | Lomonosov | Russian | Archaic; founded with German name |
Moscow | Moskau | Moskva | Russian | |
Saint Petersburg | Sankt Petersburg | Sankt Peterburg | Russian | Founded with German name |
Shlisselburg | Schlüsselburg | Shlisselburg | Russian | Archaic, founded with German name |
Yekaterinburg | Katharinenburg | Yekaterinburg | Russian | Archaic, founded with German name |
Serbia[edit]
For German place names in the Vojvodina region, please see: German exonyms (Vojvodina)
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Belgrade | Belgrad | Beograd | Serbian |
Slovakia[edit]
Slovenia[edit]
South Africa[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Cape Town | Kapstadt | Kaapstad | Afrikaans | |
Cape Town | English | |||
iKapa | Xhosa |
Spain[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Aragón | Aragonien | Aragón | Aragonese | |
Balearic Islands | Balearen | Illes Balears | Catalan | |
Canary Islands | Kanaren | Islas Canarias | Spanish | |
Tenerife | Teneriffa | Tenerife | Spanish | |
Zaragoza | Saragossa | Zaragoza | Spanish |
Sweden[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Gothenburg | Göteborg (Gotenburg) | Göteborg | Swedish | |
Scania | Schonen | Skåne | Swedish |
Switzerland[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Delémont | Delsberg | Delémont | French | |
Geneva | Genf | Genève | French | |
Neuchâtel | Neuenburg | Neuchâtel | French | |
Sion | Sitten | Sion | French |
Syria[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Damascus | Damaskus | Dimashq | Arabic |
Taiwan[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Taipei | Taipeh | Taipei | German name from Hokkien endonym |
Tanzania[edit]
All of the below names are now obsolete. They were formerly used when Tanzania was part of the colony of German East Africa.
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Galula | St. Moritz | Galula | ||
Igulwa | Mariahilf | Igulwa | ||
Ikombe | Alt-Langenburg | Ikombe | ||
Ilembule | Emmaberg | Ilembule | ||
Kasanga | Bismarckburg, Wißmannhafen | Kasanga | German names referred to two different cities | |
Kazimzumbwi | Kaiseraue | Kazimzumbwi | ||
Kirondatal | Kirondathal | Kirondatal | ||
Kizarawe | Hoffnungshöh | Kizarawe | ||
Leganga | Leudorf | Leganga | ||
Liuli | Sphinxhafen | Liuli | ||
Lumbira | Neu-Langenburg | Lumbira | ||
Lushoto | Wilhelmsdorf, Wilhelsmthal | Lushoto | ||
Manda | Weidhafen | Manda | ||
Mbulu | Neu-Trier | Mbulu | ||
Mibirizi | Bergfrieden | Mibirizi | ||
Mikese | Neu-Bonn | Mikese | ||
Mlalo | Hohenfriedberg | Mlalo | ||
Mnazi | Neu-Bethel | Mnazi | ||
Nansio | Peterswerft | Nansio | ||
Nyakanazi | Friedberg | Nyakanazi | ||
Rombo | Fischerstadt | Rombo | ||
Sekenke | Sachsenwald | Sekenke | ||
Shume | Neu-Hornow | Shume | ||
Tukuyu | Langenburg | Tukuyu | ||
Ushetu | Marienthal | Ushetu | ||
Uvinza | Gottorp | Uvinza |
Turkey[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Antakya | Antiochia | Antakya | Turkish | Archaic |
Edirne | Adrianopel | Ediren | Turkish | Archaic |
Ephesus | Ephesos | Efes | Turkish | |
Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Gelibolu | Turkish | |
Halicarnassus | Halikarnassos | Halikarnas | Turkish | |
Istanbul | Byzanz | İstanbul | Turkish | Archaic |
Istanbul | Konstantinopel | İstanbul | Turkish | Archaic |
İzmir | Smyrna | İzmir | Turkish | Archaic |
Trabzon | Trapezunt | Trabzon | Turkish | Archaic |
Troy | Troja | Truva | Turkish |
Ukraine[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bazaryanka | Schulzheim | Bazaryanka | Founded with German name | |
Belenkoye | Schabolat | Belenkoye | Founded with German name | |
Berehove | Bergsaß, Lampertshaus | Berehove | ||
Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky | Akkerman | Akkerman | ||
Buschtyno | Buschtyn an der Theiß | Buschtyno | ||
Chernivtsi | Czernowitz/ Tschernowitz | Chernivtsi | ||
Chernobyl | Tschernobyl | Chernobyl | ||
Dubove | Dombau, Dombo | Dubove | ||
Ivano-Frankivsk | Stansislau | Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
Georgievka | Mariental | Georgievka | Founded with German name | |
Glinnaya | Glückstal | Glinnaya | Founded with German name | |
Karmanova | Neudorf | Karmanova | Founded with German name | |
Khust | Hußt | Khust | ||
Kolosova | Bergdorf | Kolosova | Founded with German name | |
Komarivka | Kassel | Komarivka | Founded with German name | |
Korolevo | Königsfeld an der Theiß | Korolevo | ||
Lviv | Lemberg | Lviv | ||
Mukachevo | Munkatsch | Mukachevo | ||
Rakhiv | Rauhau | Rakhiv | ||
Rivne | Röwne | Rivne | ||
Sergeievko | Josefstal | Sergeievko | Founded with German name | |
Sevastopol | Sewastopol | Sevastopol | ||
Shabo | Schabo Kolonie | Shabo | Founded with German name | |
Solotvyno | Salzgruben | Solotvyno | ||
Svaliava | Schwal(l)bach | Svaliava | ||
Tiachiv | Großteutschenau | Tiachiv | ||
Uzhhorod | Ungarish Burg, Ungstadt, Ungwqar | Uzhhorod | ||
Vinnytsia | Winniza | Vinnytsia |
United Kingdom[edit]
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Birmingham | Bermingheim | Birmingham | English | Archaic |
Canterbury | Kantelberg, Kanterberg | Canterbury | English | Archaic |
Channel Islands | Kanalinseln, Normannische Inseln | Channel Islands | English | |
Dover Strait | Straße von Calais | Dover Strait | English | |
Edinburgh | Edinburg | Edinburgh | Scots | |
Dùn Èideann | Scottish Gaelic | |||
English Channel | Ärmelkanal | English Channel | English | |
Orkney | Orkaden | Orkney | Scots | Archaic |
Scalloway | Schaldewage | Scalloway | Scots | Archaic |
Scotland | Schottland | Scotland | Scots | |
Alba | Scottish Gaelic | |||
Thames | Themse | Thames | English | |
White Cliffs of Dover | Kreidefelsen von Dover | White Cliffs of Dover | English |
See also[edit]
- Exonym and endonym
- German names for Central European towns
- German placename etymology
- List of cities and towns in East Prussia
- List of English exonyms for German toponyms
- List of European exonyms
- List of settlements in Kaliningrad Oblast
- Names of Germany
References[edit]
- ↑ "Das Virtuelle Preußische Urkundenbuch". University of Hamburg. 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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