That’s false, most of those countries call the country their language version of Holland unofficially and officially call it the Netherlands.
MB4050 on
Do these countries literally have no translation for “Netherlands”?
I ask this because in my language, Italian, saying “Paesi Bassi” instead of simply “Olanda” is much weirder than saying “Netherlands” instead of “Holland”.
SaraHHHBK on
Países Bajos is the official name but everyone calls it Holanda excepts in official situations
ShaftesburyAvenue on
Holland and the Netherlands are often used interchangeably in the UK. Particularly when refering to the football team.
Obviously I know the difference, but it doesn’t stop people doing it.
Isernogwattesnacken on
And both are fine, don’t let some provincials on Reddit tell you otherwise.
franky07890 on
Holland = two provinces (north and south, on the west near the coast)
Netherlands = the whole country, including Holland.
Pristine_Bathroom572 on
Terrible map
ElMondiola on
In Spanish saying Países Bajos is something relatively new. Most people still say Holanda
suffelix on
In Finnish its colloquially called Holland, but officially the country is called the Netherlands.
The Dutch language is officially called “hollannin kieli” in Finnish, though.
Unable-Nectarine1941 on
Germany calls it also Holland
ARPA-Net on
im sure romania wont say “cities from below” for the netherlands. but i did hear ‘hollanda’ in romania…
rsrsrs0 on
It’s the same in Iran. We call it Holland.
ultraxanny on
in italy everyone i know calls it Olanda 😭
imusingreddityay on
This image is taken from this clickable map I made recently, which shows exonyms for all european countries: [https://www.iuliu.net/eurowords/](https://www.iuliu.net/eurowords/)
Radiant_Honeydew1080 on
Seems wrong, people in Russia call it both the Netherlands and Holland. Both are right in regular speech, though in official or diplomatic speech only “the Netherlands” or Kingdom of the Netherlands” are appropriate.
LoyalteeMeOblige on
Most Spanish people say “Holanda”, sorry, I’m a Spanish speaker and we need to force ourselves to say “Países Bajos” even if we live here. It goes against a custom going on for years.
ratonbox on
Romania only uses “Tarile de Jos” (Basically the same as the french Pays-Bas) in official documents. In regular conversations it’s always “Olanda”.
chippawanka on
Fake news
Most Eastern Europe and Russia calls is “Gallandia” aka hollandia aka holland
Map is fake
BMSHD0 on
Paesi bassi Is the official name in Italy. Everybody calls it “Olanda” tho
Snoo-63646 on
In Belarus only in official Media. In common we say Holandia.
Orange_Wine on
Same for russian. Many people simply say Голландия, and not Нидерланды. 🤷♂️
GalacticSettler on
In Polish the official name is “Królestwo Niderlandów”, ie Kingdom of the Netherlands.
nikolya_fr on
in Poland both names are officially “allowed” – in official context it’s “Kingdom of Netherlands” but it’s not considered a mistake to say “Holland”
Different_Career_315 on
Well, in Poland it is called “Holandia,” but “Niderlandy” is also correct (and perhaps even more so). However, in my opinion it’s a terrible calque, and we should use something like “Niskie Kraje.” It would sound much cooler.
CucumberOk2828 on
In Russia we use both
KSJ08 on
Same in Israel.
drgoogoblinesq on
In elementary school here in the Capital Region of NY (mid 90s), we were taught it was Holland, and it was a magical land with windmills and houses on stilts… so later when we learned about it as the Netherlands I was very confused.
Punkmo16 on
In Turkish in Ottoman times they used to call it Nederland but then change it back to Hollanda
ForeverAfraid7703 on
Interesting, I learned the Russian for Netherlands as Голландия (Gollandia)
ThomasBNatural on
The Netherworld
Emotional-Ebb8321 on
Poland finally got its Intermarium!
AgonizingFatigue on
It’s so annoying when people say Holland instead of Netherlands here in the UK. It’s like saying England when referring to the entire UK.
lousy-site-3456 on
To sum up: Everyone calls it Holland. The only question then is: does the blue corridor also call it the Lowlands?
nickdc101987 on
And thus Portugal is once again Eastern Europe, although this time it applies only to the northern part
Hunangren on
To be honest, in colloquial italian you will always hear “Olanda”, almost never “Paesi Bassi”.
Yes, of course, the nation is officialy aknowledged as “Paesi Bassi”… but, I mean, it’s not a thing you actually say outloud in a normal conversation. You’d look reharsed.
loco_mixer on
But only one calls it “nizozemska”
Spdoink on
Yeah, it’s Holland.
JayLay108 on
in Denmark we say Holland aswell.
RobbieCV on
In spanish most people still call them “Holanda”
CelebrationSome2360 on
Interchangeable in Spain, although the official name is Paises Bajos.
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That’s false, most of those countries call the country their language version of Holland unofficially and officially call it the Netherlands.
Do these countries literally have no translation for “Netherlands”?
I ask this because in my language, Italian, saying “Paesi Bassi” instead of simply “Olanda” is much weirder than saying “Netherlands” instead of “Holland”.
Países Bajos is the official name but everyone calls it Holanda excepts in official situations
Holland and the Netherlands are often used interchangeably in the UK. Particularly when refering to the football team.
Obviously I know the difference, but it doesn’t stop people doing it.
And both are fine, don’t let some provincials on Reddit tell you otherwise.
Holland = two provinces (north and south, on the west near the coast)
Netherlands = the whole country, including Holland.
Terrible map
In Spanish saying Países Bajos is something relatively new. Most people still say Holanda
In Finnish its colloquially called Holland, but officially the country is called the Netherlands.
The Dutch language is officially called “hollannin kieli” in Finnish, though.
Germany calls it also Holland
im sure romania wont say “cities from below” for the netherlands. but i did hear ‘hollanda’ in romania…
It’s the same in Iran. We call it Holland.
in italy everyone i know calls it Olanda 😭
This image is taken from this clickable map I made recently, which shows exonyms for all european countries: [https://www.iuliu.net/eurowords/](https://www.iuliu.net/eurowords/)
Seems wrong, people in Russia call it both the Netherlands and Holland. Both are right in regular speech, though in official or diplomatic speech only “the Netherlands” or Kingdom of the Netherlands” are appropriate.
Most Spanish people say “Holanda”, sorry, I’m a Spanish speaker and we need to force ourselves to say “Países Bajos” even if we live here. It goes against a custom going on for years.
Romania only uses “Tarile de Jos” (Basically the same as the french Pays-Bas) in official documents. In regular conversations it’s always “Olanda”.
Fake news
Most Eastern Europe and Russia calls is “Gallandia” aka hollandia aka holland
Map is fake
Paesi bassi Is the official name in Italy. Everybody calls it “Olanda” tho
In Belarus only in official Media. In common we say Holandia.
Same for russian. Many people simply say Голландия, and not Нидерланды. 🤷♂️
In Polish the official name is “Królestwo Niderlandów”, ie Kingdom of the Netherlands.
in Poland both names are officially “allowed” – in official context it’s “Kingdom of Netherlands” but it’s not considered a mistake to say “Holland”
Well, in Poland it is called “Holandia,” but “Niderlandy” is also correct (and perhaps even more so). However, in my opinion it’s a terrible calque, and we should use something like “Niskie Kraje.” It would sound much cooler.
In Russia we use both
Same in Israel.
In elementary school here in the Capital Region of NY (mid 90s), we were taught it was Holland, and it was a magical land with windmills and houses on stilts… so later when we learned about it as the Netherlands I was very confused.
In Turkish in Ottoman times they used to call it Nederland but then change it back to Hollanda
Interesting, I learned the Russian for Netherlands as Голландия (Gollandia)
The Netherworld
Poland finally got its Intermarium!
It’s so annoying when people say Holland instead of Netherlands here in the UK. It’s like saying England when referring to the entire UK.
To sum up: Everyone calls it Holland. The only question then is: does the blue corridor also call it the Lowlands?
And thus Portugal is once again Eastern Europe, although this time it applies only to the northern part
To be honest, in colloquial italian you will always hear “Olanda”, almost never “Paesi Bassi”.
Yes, of course, the nation is officialy aknowledged as “Paesi Bassi”… but, I mean, it’s not a thing you actually say outloud in a normal conversation. You’d look reharsed.
But only one calls it “nizozemska”
Yeah, it’s Holland.
in Denmark we say Holland aswell.
In spanish most people still call them “Holanda”
Interchangeable in Spain, although the official name is Paises Bajos.