that's not my fucking name!

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alfvaen mentioned Czechia and commented:

I don't even know the origin of the spelling "Czech", since Czech itself doesn't seem to spell it that way--it looks more Polish, perhaps.

Of course, the Czechs call it "Česká Republika", but calling them "Ceska" (say Cheska) seems to be out of the question.  Same for India, which the locals call Bharat.  And where did Japan come from, when they call themselves Nippon?  How did Cymru turn into Wales?  These are the things that make my brain itch.

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Just like that famous opera

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"Liverpudlian Lucy."