This list is a compilation of German toponyms (i.e., names of cities, regions, rivers, mountains and other geographical features situated in a German-speaking area) that have traditional English-language exonyms.
Usage notes:
| English name | German name | Country(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-la-Chapelle | Aachen | ||
| Alsace | Elsaß | ||
| Alsatia | Elsaß | ||
| Altkirk | Altkirch | ||
| Argovia | Aargau | ||
| Arlon | Arel | ||
| Arrow | Aarau | ||
| Augsburgh | Augsburg | ||
| Austria | Österreich | ||
| Baltic Sea | Ostsee | Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden | |
| Basil | Basel | ||
| Basle | Basel | ||
| Bavaria | Bayern | ||
| Berne | Bern | ||
| Blenheim | Blindheim | ||
| Bolzano | Bo(t)zen | Italy | |
| Brandenburgh | Brandenburg | ||
| Brigg | Brig | Switzerland | |
| Brisgow | Breisgau | ||
| Brunswick | Braunschweig | ||
| Carinthia | Kärnten | Austria | |
| Cassel | Kassel | ||
| Cleves | Kleve | ||
| Coblence | Koblenz | ||
| Coblen(t)z | Koblenz | ||
| Coleyn | Köln | ||
| Cologne | Köln | ||
| Constance | Konstanz | ||
| Corbach | Korbach | ||
| Dantwich (Gdańsk) | Danzig | Poland | |
| Dantzic (Gdańsk) | Danzig | Poland | |
| Dantzig (Gdańsk) | Danzig | Poland | |
| Danube | Donau | Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine | |
| Dessaw | Dessau | ||
| Dettingham | Dettingen | ||
| Dinkespithel | Dinkesbühl | ||
| Ditmarsh | Dithmarschen | ||
| Doesburgh | Duisburg | ||
| Donow(e) (Danube) | Donau | ||
| Doverbishopsham | Tauberbischofsheim | ||
| Durlack | Durlach | ||
| Eastphalia | Ostfalen | ||
| Elwang | Ellwangen | ||
| Embden | Emden | ||
| Embs | Ems | ||
| Emms | Ems | ||
| Erford | Erfurt | ||
| Farther Pomerania | Hinterpommern | ||
| Franconia | Franken | ||
| Frankford | Frankfurt (am Main) | ||
| Friseland | Friesland | Netherlands, Germany | |
| Frisia | Friesland | Netherlands, Germany | |
| Fribergh | Freiberg | ||
| Frib(o)urg | Freiburg | ||
| Friburgh | Freiburg | ||
| Fuld | Fulda | ||
| German Ocean | Nordsee | ||
| Germany | Deutschland | ||
| Ginlick | Jülich | ||
| Glaris | Glarus | ||
| Glogaw | Glogau | ||
| Gower | Sankt Goar | ||
| Graybound | Graubünden | ||
| Gripswald | Greifswald | ||
| Grisons | Graubünden | ||
| Gu(i)lick | Jülich | ||
| Hailbron | Heilbronn | ||
| Hamburgh | Hamburg | ||
| Hamelin | Hameln | ||
| Hanover | Hannover | ||
| Hagenaw | Hagenau | ||
| Heligoland | Helgoland | ||
| Hesse | Hessen | ||
| Hither Pomerania | Vorpommern | ||
| Holsatia | Holstein | ||
| Horsemarket | Rossmar(c)k(t) | ||
| Juliers | Jülich | ||
| Lake Constance | Bodensee | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | |
| Lake of Lucerne | Vierwaldstättersee | ||
| Leipsic | Leipzig | ||
| Lewenburgh | Lauenburg | ||
| Lindaw | Lindau | ||
| Lints | Lintz | ||
| Lippenham | Bislich | ||
| Lipswick | Leipzig | ||
| Lorraine | Lothringen | ||
| Lucerne | Luzern | Switzerland | |
| Lunenburg(h) | Lüneburg | ||
| Lusatia | Lausitz | ||
| Luxembourg | Luxemburg | ||
| Luxemburgh | Luxemburg | ||
| Lyppe | Lippe | ||
| Magedeburgh | Magdeburg | ||
| Maidenburgh | Magdeburg | ||
| Malmedy | Malmünd | Belgium | |
| Mansfield | Mansfeld | ||
| Marborow | Marburg | ||
| Mayence | Mainz | ||
| Mecklenburgh | Mecklenburg | ||
| Mentz | Kumainz; Mainz | ||
| Mersburgh | Merseburg | ||
| Munich | München | ||
| Necker | Neckar | ||
| Nidwald | Nidwalden | ||
| Nuremberg | Nürnberg | ||
| Obwald | Obwalden | ||
| Ore Mountains | Erzgebirge | ||
| Palatinate | Pfalz | ||
| Pomerania | Pommern | ||
| Pommerland | Pommern | ||
| Pruce | Preußen | ||
| Pruss | Preußen | ||
| Prussia | Preußen | ||
| Passaw | Passau | ||
| Ratisbon | Regensburg | ||
| Rhenish | Rheinish | ||
| Rhine | Rhein | Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands | |
| Rugia | Rügen | ||
| Saltsburgh | Salzburg | Austria | |
| Saxony | Sachsen | ||
| Schaffhouse | Schaffhausen | ||
| Silesia | Schlesien | Poland | |
| Sleswick | Schleswig | ||
| Soleure | Solothurn | ||
| Spaw(e) | Spa (Spau) | Belgium | |
| Spire(s) | Speyer | ||
| Strasburgh (Strasbourg) | Straßburg | France | |
| Stuttgardt | Stuttgart | ||
| Swabia | Schwaben | ||
| Swalback | Bad Schwalbach | ||
| Swiss Saxony | Sächsische Schweiz | German name means "Saxon Switzerland" | |
| Switzerland | Schweiz | ||
| Swizzerland | Schweiz | ||
| Thurgovia | Thurgau | ||
| Thuringia | Thüringen | ||
| Treves | Triers | ||
| Triers | Trier | ||
| Tyrol | Tirol | ||
| Vienna | Wien | Austria | |
| Waimes | Weismes | ||
| Western Pomerania | Vorpommern | ||
| Westphalia | Westfalen | ||
| Westrick | Westreich | ||
| Wirtemberg | Württemberg | ||
| Wilne (Vilnius) | Wilna | Lithuania | |
| Wurtemberg | Württemberg | ||
| Wurzburgh | Würzburg | ||