India
Keeping in mind the Latinate “Ia,” the name “India” refers to “Land of the River Indus.”
The word “Indus” most likely refers to the Sanskrit “sindhu,” meaning “the sea.”
Portugal
Portugal name is derive from the Latin phrase for “warm port,” which referr to the city of Porto, specifically how its harbor was never frozen over.
Sweden
Sweden means “Land of the Svear.”
The Svear were a Germanic people who lived around Lake Mälaren.
France
France is name after the “Franks,” a Germanic people who were name after the Old German “franka,” meaning “fierce” or “brave.”
Germany
Germany means “Germani” referred to the Germanic tribes who were settling in around the river Rhine.
“Deutschland” refers to the Old High German “diutisc,” which means “of the people.”
Germany basically translates to “Land of the People.”
Cuba
As Cuba take its name from the Taino word “Cubanacan“.
Cuba means “center place.”
Jamaica
Jamaica’s name comes from the Arawak people who named it “Xaymaca” or “Yamaya,” meaning “Land of Wood and Water.”
Mexico
Mexico name is a simplified version of the name Metztlixihtlico, which means “In the Navel of the Moon.”
Trinidad and Tobago
Christopher Columbus named the island country in the 15th century.
Trinidad and Tobago mean “Island of the Holy Trinity and Tobacco.”
Argentina
Argentina was originally call “Tierra Argentina“. w
Which translates to “Land beside the Silvery River.” The “Silvery River” refers to the Rio de la Plata, and “Argentina” translates to “Silvery.”
Brazil
The country is most likely name after “brazilwood,” a red wood from an East Indian tree, which is used to make dye.
Venezuela
Venezuela reminded Spanish colonizers of Venice, so they named it “Little Venice.”
Papua New Guinea
“Papua” can be trace back to the Malay “papuah,”
A descriptor of the naturally frizzy hair of Melanesians.
“New Guinea” came from explorers as the locals reminded them of Guineans from Africa.
Kenya
Kenya is a shortened name for “Kirinyaga,”
A Kikuyu word which comes from the Swahili “kere nyaga,”
Which apparently means “Mountain of Whiteness.”
Nigeria
Nigeria means “Land of the Niger River.”
Canada
Canada is derive from the word “kanata,” a Huron-Iroquois word meaning “village” or “settlement.”
Japan
The English word for Japan actually comes from the Chinese name for the country, “Cipangu.”
Japan name apparently means “Land of the Rising Sun.”
Malaysia
Malaysia’s name perhaps comes from the Tamil words “malali” and “ur,” meaning “mountain” and “city.” Together: mountain city.
England
England means “land of the angles,” referring to the Old English “Engla land.”
Saudi Arabia
The word “Saudi” refers to the Sa’ūd ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin dynasty.
The word actually means “good fortune,” making the country’s literal translation, “Land of Good Fortune.”
Thailand
“Thai” means “Free,” which makes Thailand’s translation “Land of the Free.”
Australia
It was the Greeks who came up with the name “Terra Australis Incognita,”
Which means “Unknown Southern Land.”
Australia translates to mean “Southern Land.“
Italy
Italy name has been link to the Latin word “vitulus,” which translates to “calf.”
The word “Italy” can be translate to “Sons of the Bull.”
Egypt
The Greeks and Romans named the country “Aiguptos“.
The Romans named the country “Ægyptus,”.
Both are link to the Egyptian “hūt-kā-ptah,” meaning “Temple of the Soul of Ptah.”
Morocco
Morocco’s name comes from the Arabic “Maghrib-al-Aqsa,” meaning “Extreme West.”
Indonesia
Indonesia name derived from the Greek “Indos Nesos,” which translates to mean “Indian Islands.”
Bangladesh
Bangladesh means “Land of the Bengalis.”
“Desh” can be trace back to “deś,” meaning “land” or “country,”
Bengali people take their name from Chief Banga, of the Bang tribe.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia was the Greeks who named this country “Aithiops,” meaning “Land of Burnt Faces.”
Greece
Greece’s name literally translates to “Land of the Ionians.”
Pakistan
Pakistan means :
- Punjab,
- Afghan Frontier,
- Kashmir,
- Baluchistan.
It could also come from the Iranian “pak,” meaning “pure,” so Pakistan could mean “pure country.”
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