country names

[TurdBerglar]

ok, England....eng-land. the land of eng. what the fuck are/is eng? and why are/is eng so important to name a country after it? and don't forget finland...

[beastie fresh]

Isnt Greenland icy and Iceland green?

[beastie fresh]

I learned this when I watched Mighty Ducks 2

[Mcmac]

then why the fuck america and whats so important bout americas name that u name a country after it then huh uh huhu huh

[Yorkshire~Rose]

ok, England....eng-land. the land of eng. what the fuck are/is eng? and why are/is eng so important to name a country after it? and don't forget finland...

England is named after the Angles, one of several Germanic tribes who settled the country in the 5th and 6th centuries.

You learn something new everyday eh? :)

[Documad]

then why the fuck america and whats so important bout americas name that u name a country after it then huh uh huhu huh
Amerigo Vespucci (http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi43.htm)

[Documad]

England is named after the Angles, one of several Germanic tribes who settled the country in the 5th and 6th centuries.
I've been reading up on all those Germanic tribes lately. :p

[guerillaGardner]

ok, England....eng-land. the land of eng. what the fuck are/is eng? and why are/is eng so important to name a country after it? and don't forget finland...

Isn't it derived from the word Angle as in Anglo/Saxon?

Edit: Note to self - read rest of thread before posting.

[TurdBerglar]

England is named after the Angles, one of several Germanic tribes who settled the country in the 5th and 6th centuries.

You learn something new everyday eh? :)


i think i all ready new this. my memory is terrible.

[ms.peachy]

Isn't it derived from the word Angle as in Anglo/Saxon?

Edit: Note to self - read rest of thread before posting.
The Angles got the overall name of the land, while within it there were regions of East Saxony (Essex), South Saxony (Sussex), and West Saxony (Wessex).

Note the absence of North Saxony; they all seem to have died out early on. How curious!

[monkey]

Note the absence of North Saxony; they all seem to have died out early on. How curious!


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i totally L o L -ed.