{"id":59,"date":"2023-01-28T12:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T12:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toponomastics.com\/en\/?p=59"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:39:17","slug":"endonym-and-exonym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toponomastics.com\/en\/endonym-and-exonym\/","title":{"rendered":"Endonym &#038; Exonym"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toponomastics.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/endonym02.jpg?resize=896%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toponomastics.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/endonym02.jpg?w=896&amp;ssl=1 896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toponomastics.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/endonym02.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toponomastics.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/endonym02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.938), 1.5rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong><mark>exonym<\/mark><\/strong>\u201d: a name given to a place by foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong><mark>endonym<\/mark><\/strong>\u201d: a name given to a place by its inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples: \u201cGreece\u201d and \u201cEgypt\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGreece\u201d is a foreign name, the Greeks call their country: \u201c<strong>Ell\u00e1da<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEgypt\u201d is a foreign name, the Egyptians call their country: \u201c<strong>Mi\u1e63r<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>Greece<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Egypt<\/strong>\u201d are: \u201cexonyms\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>Ell\u00e1da<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Mi\u1e63r<\/strong>\u201d are: \u201cendonyms\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fff7d9;font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.02), 1.6rem);\"><strong>India<\/strong>, <strong>China<\/strong>, <strong>Egypt<\/strong>, <strong>New Zealand<\/strong> and <strong>Germany<\/strong> are the English-language exonyms corresponding to the endonyms: <strong>Bh\u0101rat<\/strong>, <strong>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/strong>, <strong>Masr<\/strong>, <strong>Aotearoa<\/strong> and <strong>Deutschland<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fff5d8;font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.02), 1.6rem);\">&#8220;<strong>Deutschland<\/strong>&#8221; is the <strong>endonym<\/strong> for the country that is also known by the <strong>exonym<\/strong>: &#8220;<strong>Germany<\/strong>&#8221; in English and &#8220;<strong>Allemagne<\/strong>&#8221; in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.938), 1.5rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toponomastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/line002.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2205\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.938), 1.5rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.938), 1.5rem);\"><strong>Adoption, Translation &amp; Replacement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"46ba\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.02), 1.6rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreigners, new-comers and immigrants, may adopt, translate, or replace endonyms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"46ba\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.02), 1.6rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adopted endonym<\/strong>:<br>Q\u0101hirah =&gt; Cairo. (<em>adoption<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.856), 1.4rem);\" class=\"\">Adopted place-names are usually misspelled or mispronounced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.856), 1.4rem);\" class=\"\">Sometimes it\u2019s hard to determine whether or not the place-name is an Exonym (a foreign name), because it might be an adoption of a lost endonym (a native name).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"46ba\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.02), 1.6rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Translated endonym:<\/strong><br>Nederland => (French) Pays-Bas. (<em>translation<\/em>)<br>Arrub-alkh\u0101li => (English) Empty Quarter. (<em>translation<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.856), 1.4rem);\" class=\"\">A place-name, which is actually a translation of a local name, may become the only known name for that place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"46ba\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.02), 1.6rem);\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Replaced endonym<\/strong><br>Ell\u00e1da &gt; Greece. 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