This happens in Ireland too. Even though mostly people speak English, a lot of the place names have a spelling that's a compromise between the Irish Language or

This happens in Ireland too. Even though mostly people speak English, a lot of the place names have a spelling that's a compromise between the Irish Language original and the "Anglicised" pronunciation. Any system (including Google Maps) that doesn't specifically add phonetic pronunciation has no hope. Good examples include "Graiguenamanagh", "Dun Laoighre" and the classic "Cobh".