Names of Germany
Germany has a long history before 1871, having different tribes and states. There are many names of Germany in different languages, more than any other European nation. For example, in the German language, the country is known as  from the Old High German , in Spanish as  and in French as  from the name of the Alamanni tribe, in Italian as  from the Latin , in Polish as  from the Protoslavic nemets, and in Finnish and Estonian as  and  respectively from the name of the Saxon tribe.