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This is not only Germany which is called by different names. I can tell you many more countries/regions which are called with different names. 1. Iran is also called Persia, Arya, Iranshahr,Iranzamin and Aryānām. 2. India is also called, Bharat, Hindustan,Nabhivarsha,Tianzhu,Al-Hind, Hidush etc 3.
Basically the English pronunciation of "Deutsch" The meaning of the word narrowed down to "from the Netherlands" after they became a united and independent nation and a rival of Great Britain. The old use of "Dutch" for "German" continued in the US for a while. That's the reason why the Pennsylvania Dutch are called Dutch.
Here is a list of the names for Germans/Germany, grouped together by their origin. In summary: From the Old High German diutisc meaning "of the people" (e.g. Deutschland). From Latin Germania, probably meaning "neighbor" (e.g. Germany). From the name of the Alemanni tribe (e.g. Allemagne). From the name of the Saxon tribe (e.g. Saksa).
The Romance languages like Portuguese, Spanish and French seem to have taken the name for Germany from the name of a tribe that inhabited a large part of what is now Germany. These people were called the Alemanni. So Allemagne is something like 'land of the Alemanni' just like France gets its name from a Germanic tribe, the Franks.
Germany has many, many names in different languages, primarily due to its rather complex history and interactions with neighbouring people. Wikipedia actually has a great article about it which summarizes the various roots of its many names far better than any single written work I've encountered. 6. Iwantthesmarts • 11 yr. ago.
Why is the country Germany usually called something not even close to the native pronunciation, Deutschland? (Spanish - Alemania, Polish - Niemcy, French - Allemange) - see the last few comments at the bottom Why did the Germanic word France replace the Latin name Gaul, but the Latin name Germany survive against the German name Deutschland?
Essentially, we use Germany because that is what the Romans called people from the northern/eastern side of the Rhine, outside of Roman territory. English did not always use "German," though, to refer to the people who live there: Almain (from the French allemand ) and Dutch (from the German deutsch ) were in use up until a few centuries ago.
Tyskland: This name is used in Swedish to refer to Germany. Its origin is uncertain, but it may come from the name of the Teutonic Knights, who were active in the region during the Middle Ages [Sounds like version of Deutschland to me, but that is just me.] Niemcy: This name is used in Polish to refer to Germany.
The neutral day-name 'Mittwoch' is an enduring scrap of evidence of the success of these powers in their bid to expand the area of European serfdom eastwards at the beginning of the ninth century of the Christian era. Share. Improve this answer. answered Oct 27, 2016 at 14:23. B.K.Stevenson.
The name Deutschland (German) and other similar names (like Duitsland in Dutch and Tyskland in Danish) is derived from the Old High German word diutisc, which meant 'of the people'.