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French for Münster
Is there a French exonym, even if ancient, historical, uncommon or obsolete, for the German city of Münster? Examples of French exonyms of German cities are: Köln > Cologne, Hamburg > Hambourg, München > Munich. Thank you! --79.49.59.202 (talk) 21:15, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * All I can find is the name written without the umlaut (i.e. Munster) in older sources. It doesn't seem it ever was known under another name. Xuxl (talk) 21:41, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * See also Munster, Haut-Rhin and Munster, Moselle. --2A02:8071:887:D500:E81D:2F46:E291:7751 (talk) 12:18, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The French article mentions the name Mimingernaford ("Ford over the river Aa") given by the germanic Bructeri tribe, and became Monasterium under bishop Ludger in the 8th c., but no French name that I can see. Mathglot (talk) 16:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The same information is available in English at History of Münster. -- Jayron 32 18:16, 18 January 2022 (UTC)


 * This source from 1583 uses the name "Munster" in one breath with "Osnabourg" (see the second line on the page), shewing that the author was not eschewing French exonyms. --Lambiam 22:43, 19 January 2022 (UTC)