xenonym

English

Etymology

From xeno- (“foreign”) +‎ -onym (“name”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛnənɪm/
(pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /ˈzɪnənɪm/

Noun

xenonym (plural xenonyms)

A name for a people or a language or a city etc. which is not used by the natives themselves. Germans, for example, is a xenonym for people who call themselves Deutsche, Cologne a xenonym for Köln, Austria for Österreich etc.

Synonyms

exonym

Antonyms

autonym, endonym

Derived terms

xenonymous

Related terms

Translations

name used by foreigners — see exonym

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