What is the etymology of "Hungary?"

by atlasMuutaras

Don't Hungarians refer to themselves with the term "magyar?"

Searocksandtrees

hi! if you're just looking for etymology, you could try any good, large dictionary or a specialist etymology dictionary. A handy free reference is the Online Etymology Dictionary here:

Hungary

c. 1300, from Medieval Latin Hungaria (also source of French Hongrie), probably literally meaning "land of the Huns," who ruled a vast territory from there under Attila in 5c. The people's name for themselves we transliterate as Magyar. Middle English uses the same words for both Attila's people and the Magyars, who appeared in Europe in 9c. From the same source as Medieval Greek Oungroi, German Ungarn, Russian Vengriya, Ukrainian Ugorshchina. The Turkish name for the country, Macaristan, reflects the indigenous name. Related: Hungarian.

Also, here are a few earlier posts that discuss the name

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