English Exonyms - Switzerland

Switzerland

Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera

See also: List of English exonyms for German toponyms
  • Alpen/Alpes/Alpi : Alps
  • Basel : Basle (regarded by some as historic, endonym Basel is used at least as frequently).
  • Bern : Berne (older form matches French, English now uses German-speaking endonym)
  • Genève : Geneva
  • Luzern : Lucerne (English uses the French name, even though in German-speaking Switzerland)
  • Rhein : Rhine
  • Zürich : Zurich (English usually matches French spelling without umlaut)

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