Alternative Names
Mainz is called by a number of different names in other languages and dialects. These include: Määnz or Meenz in the local West Middle German dialect, and Mentz in English or French: Mayence in French. The latter name was also used in English, but this usage of Mayence has almost completely disappeared, although Google Maps and Google Earth use it. Other names for this city are: Italian: Magonza, Spanish: Maguncia, Portuguese: Mogúncia, Polish: Moguncja, Latin: Mogontiacum/Moguntiacum, Yiddish: (Magentza) מגנצא and Czech: Mohuč, Slovak: Mohuč.
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