List of English exonyms for German toponyms
This list shows the traditional English equivalents are given for toponyms ( names of cities, landscapes, rivers, mountains, etc.) of the German-speaking world. As always with exonyma speaking, the rarer they are needed, the greater the likelihood that - also use the endonyms - out of ignorance or on purpose. For example, in Basel as well as the usual form endonyms with the pronunciation [ba ː zl ].
A
- Aix -la -Chapelle - Aachen
- Adige [ ædɪʤeɪ ] - Adige
- Argovia - Aargau
B
- Basle [ bɑ ː l] - Basel
- Baltic Sea - Baltic Sea
- Bavaria [ bəveəriə ] - Bayern
- Berne [ bɜ ː n] - Bern
- Black Forest - Black Forest
- Blenheim [ blenɪm ] - Home for the Blind
- Brunswick [ brʌnzwɪk ] - Braunschweig
C
- Carinthia [ kərɪnθiə ] - Carinthia
- Cassel [ kæsl̩ ] - Kassel
- Cleves [ klɪ ː vz ] - Kleve
- Coblenz [ kəʊblents ] - Koblenz
- Cologne [ kələʊn ] - Cologne
- Constance [ kɒnstəns ] - Constance
- Lake Constance - Bodensee
D
- D- village - among British and American soldiers and their families is the short form for Dusseldorf
- Danube [ dænju ː b] - Danube
F
- Frankfort -on-the -Main - Frankfurt am Main
- Franconia [ fræŋkəʊniə ] - Franken
- Frisia [ frɪziə ] - Friesland
B
- Hamelin [ hæmlɪn ] - Hameln
- Hanover [ hænəʊvə ʳ ] - Hannover
- Heligoland [ helɪgəʊlænd ] - Helgoland
- Hesse [ hes ] - Hessen
K
- K-Town - among American soldiers and their families is the short form for Kaiserslautern ( Military Community )
L
- Lake Constance - Bodensee
- Leipsic - Leipzig ( obsolete spelling)
- Lower Saxony - Saxony
- Lucerne - Lucerne
- Lusatia [ lu ː seɪʃə ] - Lausitz
- Lunenburg - Lüneburg
M
- Masuria - Mazury
- Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania - Mecklenburg- Vorpommern
- Moselle [ məʊzel ] - Mosel
- Munich [ mju ː nɪk ] - Munich
N
- Nuremberg [ njʊərəmbɜ ː g] - Nuremberg
- North Rhine-Westphalia - North Rhine -Westphalia
P
- Palatinate [ pəlætɪnɪt ] - Palatinate
- Pomerania [ ˌ pɒməreɪniə ] - Pomeranian
- Prussia - Prussia; according to East Prussia, West Prussia
R
- Ratisbon [ rætɪzbɒn ] ( hist ) - Regensburg
- Rhine [ raɪn ] - Rhine
- Rhineland [ raɪnlænd ] - Rheinland
- Rhineland-Palatinate - Rhineland -Palatinate
S
- Saxony [ sæksəni ] - Saxony
- Saxony -Anhalt - Sachsen -Anhalt
- Silesia - Silesia
- Spires [ spaɪəz ] ( hist ) - Speyer
- Styria [ staɪəriə ] - Styria
- Swabia [ sweɪbiə ] - Swabia
T
- Thuringia [ θjʊərɪnʤiə ] - Thuringia
- Tyrol [ tɪrəʊl ] - Tirol
V
- Vienna [ vienə ] - Vienna
W
- Westphalia [ westfeɪliə ] - Westphalia
Z
- Zurich [ zjʊərɪk ] - Zurich