Why do many cities and islands in Greece and Cyprus have different anglicised names in English?
December 16th, 2008 at 02:25am Under Greek Talk
Greek_Warrior asked:
I have noticed that many major cities and islands in Greece and Cyprus have anglicised versions. For example:
Athens instead of Athina
Salonica instead of Thessaloniki
Nicosia instead of Lefkosia
Famagusta instead of Ammochostos
Corfu instead of Kerkyra
Crete instead of Kriti
I have noticed that many major cities and islands in Greece and Cyprus have anglicised versions. For example:
Athens instead of Athina
Salonica instead of Thessaloniki
Nicosia instead of Lefkosia
Famagusta instead of Ammochostos
Corfu instead of Kerkyra
Crete instead of Kriti
The list is endless. Why didn't they just call the capital 'Athina' instead of changing it to 'Athens'?
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