List of English exonyms for German toponyms

• While in the case of regions, rivers and mountains, English exonyms are the definite choice, some lesser-known city exonyms whose difference is merely orthographic and does not affect pronunciation have begun to retreat in favour of the endonymic forms. The media are divided about the use of the English exonyms Basle, Berne, and Zurich. Usage may also depend on context; the spelling Kleve could be used in a news story about an incident in that city, but the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England is always referred to in English as Anne of Cleves, never Anne of Kleve.
• Exonyms that are used exclusively in historical and/or ecclesiastical contexts are marked in italics.