I personally find it worse, if city names are very different. Like Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (...) as Bangkok. Most Thai people just say Krung Thep, why can't the rest of the world? I mean, they only changed the name in 1782...

Or Italians call Munich 'Monaco' which is really confusing because there is literally a country not that far away.

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Or English speakers calling München Munich.

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But you must admit, that for English speaker not only the Ü , but also the CH are really big challenges. I feel like they done their best with Munich here.

But anyways, I would be in favor of changing it for the original upper bavarian "MINGA"

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The first record mentioning Munic says that it’s called “forum apud Munichen” (1158). So “Munich” is just a case where an old world survived the centuries in exile, while the people living nearby changed it around.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchen#Etymologie

[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 months ago

Both have the same ‚distance‘ to Munichen albeit changing differently. The English pronunciation is an abomination though. Moon-Jen would be preferable from my POV.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The closest you can comfortably pronounce it in English would be something like Moonkin, so Munich is probably for the best.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Boomken

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Italians call Munich ‘Monaco’

They do what ?

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Italian travel guide: "Monaco e i Castelli della Baviera/ Munich and the Bavarian Castles"

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well, I guest there is not so many Bavarian Castles in the country of Monaco.