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Orthographe : Angers et Anjou

Chaque fois que je vois une carte de France, je me demande : pourquoi Angers et Anjou (et non *Anjers ni *Angeou) ? Selon Wikipedia, Angers est mentionnée au Moyen Âge sous les formes Andecava ...
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How and when was the name “Pays de Galles” constructed in French?

I am asking this in relation to this Linguistics question: When was the name of Wales first mentioned in Romanian, and in which form?. At the same time I have posted this on English SE: Etymology of ...