@magni.fy: The Truth About Country Names 🌏…When we refer to countries, we often use names that sound familiar to us, however these names do not always match the names used and preferred by locals. The distinction between an endonym (a name used by the locals) and an exonym (a name imposed by outsiders) might seem trivial, but it carries significant cultural and historical weight. For example, the name “India” is derived from a Greek modification of a Persian name. Due to human nature, Exonyms often trend pejorative, like the Slavic term for Germans is “Nemtsi” which means people who are mute/unintelligible. On the other hand, Endonyms tend to be egocentric with many civilizations referring to themselves simply as their word for “The People.”

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briefcase_redacted
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Wait English speakers use the English name?!?!?
2023-10-15 06:08:13
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beefsplosion
🪲lezbug🪲 :
I’ve always wondered why we gave other countries new names when their original names are pronounceable in English.
2023-10-14 18:54:00
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jmegascorp
Jay :
Germany, Japan, Wales, China.
2025-07-07 09:09:52
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dudehunder
DudeHunder👦⚡ :
different languages have different names for things?? no way....
2023-10-14 23:38:38
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izzywizzybizzy05
iz wiz :
different languages have different words/names for things??? huh
2023-10-15 21:32:39
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fionnmoules
Fionn Moules :
It’s almost as if different languages have different names
2023-10-15 09:07:47
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hecklethehermit
Heckle the Hermit 🇵🇸 :
Egyptians call theirown country 'Misr'
2023-11-04 19:49:53
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haiwodemugou
我會說北京普通話、官府粵語和西關東日語。 :
What about Hangug, Zhongguo, nihhon.....
2023-10-14 22:00:22
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kalesley_guiang
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endonym pilipinas exonym Philippines
2024-02-27 12:58:14
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makandaloenhle
ChelseaBun🌸 :
Africa is Alkebulan
2023-10-17 21:45:07
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lefths9001
Lefteris Stefanidis9 :
why are we against exonyms? every language does it why is it supposed to be bad?
2023-10-14 21:45:16
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joeking1990
Joethebaker :
And Germany and Japan, and even the Americas
2023-10-15 20:54:29
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supinestate
supinestate :
and people constantly call the UK "England" in other languages. eg Anglaterre
2023-10-15 09:10:10
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sonofsus
Jay🍉 :
It’s the same thing with Japan. Nippon is the actual name and its used their language
2023-10-15 19:32:24
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just_a_dude_from_germany
just_a_dude_from_germany :
Greece fits too and its even older then the Albania example
2023-10-14 23:45:38
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kingjahrastafari1st
JANsHall 🍉 :
Like Germany and Deutschland? 😂😂😂 German name themself by a word that is familiar to “meaning or appointing” Bedeutung, Deutung, deuten…
2023-11-04 03:55:42
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fymzy
Fymz :
I know Aotearoa is Maori name for New Zealand, not sure if it's official for the endonym tho 🤔
2023-10-15 08:20:38
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shirtlesspinoy
Shirtless Pinoy :
How about the Philippines to “Ophir”?
2023-11-06 12:20:32
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chrisjameskinsey
Chris :
What about other countries? German don't call it Germany to them it's Deutschland. Is that now an issue too?
2023-10-16 01:08:21
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asykrah
Askyrah :
"Bharat" sounds like "Barat" which means west in malay
2024-02-29 11:54:43
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rorypex
Jon Rory Bapilar :
it's just like the Philippines it was named by the king of Spain king Philip it should be maharlika
2023-10-15 05:13:54
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wannabefilmy
WannaBeFilmy :
I never thought of this issue, the biggest one has always been Germany to me. I just thought it was tought to me in English, not that the countrie
2023-10-16 04:22:28
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jara_811
ℜabi :
Bharat
2024-12-26 06:07:49
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mariosantana065
Mario Santana807 :
Brazil will be renamed "Tupirabanã"
2023-10-15 12:51:39
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