| endonym |
| Definition: The name that either the inhabitants of a place or the members of the group call themselves. Note: the name that outsiders call them is called an exonym. |
| Example: The word Deutschland is an endonym because it is what the inhabitants of the place call it; whereas Germany is the English speaker's exonym for that same place. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Greek endon, within, and onoma, name. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: There is no OED entry for this term. |