Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμοναχός (monakhós)
- Latinmonachus
- Late Latinmonicus
- Proto-West Germanic*munik
- Old High Germanmunih
- Middle High Germanmünch
- Middle High GermanMünichen
- GermanMünchen
- FrenchMunich
- EnglishMunich
Ultimately from German München or Münichen (the earliest attested form, common in the late Middle Ages), probably via French Munich, like many other city names (Cologne, etc). First attested in the early 1600s; compare the slightly earlier English form Miniken (whence minikin) which is attested prior to 1566 and derives directly from the German name.
More words from German, French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Arabic مْيُونِخ, مِيُونيخ
- مْيُونِخ (myūniḵ)capital of Bavaria
- مِيُونيخcapital of Bavaria
Bulgarian Мю́нхен, мюнхенски
- Мю́нхен (Mjúnhen)capital of Bavaria
- мюнхенски (mjunhenski)attributive form of Munich
Catalan Munic
- Municcapital of Bavaria
Chinese Mandarin 慕尼黑
- 慕尼黑 (Mùníhēi)capital of Bavaria
Czech Mnichov, mnichovský
- Mnichovcapital of Bavaria
- mnichovskýattributive form of Munich
Danish München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Dutch München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Esperanto Munkeno
- Munkenocapital of Bavaria
Estonian München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Finnish München, müncheniläinen
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
- müncheniläinenattributive form of Munich
French Munich, munichois
- Munichcapital of Bavaria
- munichoisattributive form of Munich
German München, münchnerisch
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
- münchnerischattributive form of Munich
Greek Μόναχο
- Μόναχο (Mónacho)capital of Bavaria
Hawaiian Munike
- Munikecapital of Bavaria
Hebrew מינכן
- מינכן (Minkhen)capital of Bavaria
Hindi म्यूनिख, म्यूनिक
- म्यूनिख (myūnikh)capital of Bavaria
- म्यूनिक (myūnik)capital of Bavaria
Hungarian München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Indonesian Muenchen
- Muenchencapital of Bavaria
Italian Monaco, Monaco di Baviera
- Monacocapital of Bavaria
- Monaco di Bavieracapital of Bavaria
- monacenseattributive form of Munich
Japanese ミュンヘン, ミューニック
- ミュンヘン (Myunhen)capital of Bavaria
- ミューニック (Myūnikku)capital of Bavaria
- ミンガ (Minga)capital of Bavaria
- ミュンヒェンcapital of Bavaria
Korean 뮌헨
- 뮌헨 (Mwinhen)capital of Bavaria
Latin Monachium, Monacum
- Monachiumcapital of Bavaria
- Monacumcapital of Bavaria
Latvian Minhene
- Minhenecapital of Bavaria
Lithuanian Miunchenas
- Miunchenascapital of Bavaria
Norwegian Bokmål München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Persian مونیخ
- مونیخ (munix)capital of Bavaria
Polish Monachium, monachijski
- Monachiumcapital of Bavaria
- monachijskiattributive form of Munich
Portuguese Munique
- Muniquecapital of Bavaria
Romanian München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Russian Мю́нхен, мю́нхенский
- Мю́нхен (Mjúnxen)capital of Bavaria
- мю́нхенский (mjúnxenskij)attributive form of Munich
Slovak Mníchov, mníchovský
- Mníchovcapital of Bavaria
- mníchovskýattributive form of Munich
Spanish Múnich, muniqués
- Múnichcapital of Bavaria
- muniquésattributive form of Munich
Swedish München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Tamil மியூனிக்
- மியூனிக் (miyūṉik)capital of Bavaria
Thai มิวนิก
- มิวนิก (míunik)capital of Bavaria
Turkish Münih
- Münihcapital of Bavaria
Ukrainian Мю́нхен, Монахів
- Мю́нхен (Mjúnxen)capital of Bavaria
- Монахів (Monaxiv)capital of Bavaria
- мю́нхенський (mjúnxensʹkyj)attributive form of Munich
Urdu مْیُونِخ
- مْیُونِخ (myūnix)capital of Bavaria
Vietnamese München
- Münchencapital of Bavaria
Yiddish מינכן
- מינכן (minkhn)capital of Bavaria
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Munich
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Cite this entry
APA
Munich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Munich
MLA
“Munich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Munich. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Munich,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Munich.
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