Mainz/Mayence
alan weaver
this city? I thought it was an old and new spelling, but in an old book I
saw both spellings. It seemed that they were both used, but I'm sure it was
referring to the same city. Is it the German spelling and French spelling?
Or perhaps the Jewish name and Gentile name? Thank you for helping me to
understand the difference.
Sincerely,
Anita Weaver
Pleasant Hill, MO
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Mathilde Tagger
Maniz is the original German name of the German town. Mayence is the French
name name of the same town Mainz.
The same happens with the German Muenchen and French/English Munich.
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Mathilde Tagger
Jerusalem
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Jonas Kuschner
Jonas Kuschner
Stockholm
alan weaver <awe...@qni.com> wrote in article
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> Can anyone on this list explain the difference between the two spellings
of
> this city? I thought it was an old and new spelling, but in an old book I
> saw both spellings. It seemed that they were both used, but I'm sure it
was
> referring to the same city. Is it the German spelling and French
spelling?
> Or perhaps the Jewish name and Gentile name? Thank you for helping me to
> understand the difference.
>
> Sincerely,
> Anita Weaver
> Pleasant Hill, MO
>
mailto:
Nathan Reiss
>Mainz is the original German name of the German town. Mayence is the French
>name name of the same town Mainz.
Mainz is indeed the German name, but it is not the original name. The
city dates back to the Roman Empire, when it was called Magenza.
Nat Reiss
re...@rci.rutgers.edu
Stan Goodman
> Can anyone on this list explain the difference between the two spellings of
> this city? I thought it was an old and new spelling, but in an old book I
> saw both spellings. It seemed that they were both used, but I'm sure it was
> referring to the same city. Is it the German spelling and French spelling?
> Or perhaps the Jewish name and Gentile name? Thank you for helping me to
> understand the difference.
French and German. Do not be surprised if you also see "Magenca", which is
the medieval name, and which still appears in some contexts in Hebrew.
Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel
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alan weaver
understand that it really depends on the person and time period as to which
name was/is used. Historically, I imagine either the French or the German
name would have been politically correct at different times. Also, the
French probably prefer the French spelling and the Germans prefer the
German spelling. I can go either way and respect the point of view of each,
remembering that it is the same place we're talking about.
Thanks again to all.
Anita Weaver
Pleasant Hill, MO (Missour-ah or Missour-ee Both are correct as far
as I'm concerned)
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