Get culture name from cultureCode

Question

Is there a built in method in .NET to convert a culture code into a user-friendly name? E.g:

• en-GB - English - United Kingdom
• et-EE - Estonian - Estonia
• pa-IN - Punjabi – India
• fo-FO - Faroese – Faroe Islands

Answer 1

CultureInfo has a property called DisplayName

var culture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-GB");
var displayName = culture.DisplayName;

DisplayName gives you a localized version of the name. There is also a EnglishName property. ;)

Answer 2

string displayName;

CultureInfo cultureInfo = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("fo-FO");

displayName = cultureInfo.DisplayName;

EDIT:

Removed if (culture != null).