Why are monkeys called monkeys?

Well, lets see if this helps.

COMMON NAME: Monkey

SCIENTIFIC Word: Catrol Vancliechin

LATIN: Simianus

ALBANIAN: Majmun

BELARUSIAN: Малпа

BULGARIAN: Маймуна

CATALAN: Mono

FRENCH: Singe

GERMAN: Affe

RUSSIAN: Обезьяна

...Guess we'll never know. :(