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    Names

    Claudius Ptolemy's 2nd-century AD atlas Geographike Hyphegesis lists the North Sea under the Greek name Germanikòs Ōkeanós. This name was translated into Latin through loan translations as Oceanus Germanicus or Mare Germanicum, from there into English as German Sea, and into German as Deutsches Meer.
    The term "nordermer" or "nortmer," attested in Late Middle High German, was replaced in the 17th century by the now commonly used name "Nordsee" (Dutch: "Noordzee"). In Dutch, the North Sea forms a contrasting pair with the Zuiderzee—the 'southern sea', as seen from Friesland and the North Sea coast. Due to the widespread use of maps used by Hanseatic merchants, the name North Sea (English: North Sea, French: Mer du Nord, etc.) gradually became established throughout Europe.
    Other common names for a long time were Mare Frisicum (Frisian Sea) and West Sea.

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