𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 (𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍)

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 (𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍)

Have you ever stopped and thought about the name of your home country or one you’re traveling to? What it means, where it came from, how it came to be? 

Etymology - the origin of words - is a fascinating subject on its own (especially for a word geek like me), but apply it geographically and it throws up a smorgasbord of interesting, out-there and downright weird place names to ponder over, revel in and as often as not, laugh out loud at. 

It can also reveal a lot about the history of a land and its people, their suffering and success, whether they were conquered or conquerors, their origins and their lives.

Source:

Seasia.co