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Edonyms vs. exonyms. Happens in every language.

It's especially common when the two sides have difficulty communicating: "What do you call yourself?" "Ger man." (Spear man [1]) "... henceforth the lands east of the Rhine shall be known as Germania."

[1] This is only one possible etymology.



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