French, "Marrakech" or "Marrakesh" in English, "Marrakesch" in German, "Marruecos" in Spanish and "Marakeş" in Turkish. The probable origin of its name is from the Berber (Amazigh) words mur (n) akush (ⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ), which means "Land of God". (The word "mur" is used now in Berber mostly in the feminine