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Etymology of the Countries of Europe on a Map

Use the etymology of the names the countries that are a part of Europe to name each country.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is split into 2 eateries, "Bosnia" and "Herzegovina"
Some countries which names have the same etymology are listed together
Sources: Wikipedia
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Language of Orgin
Etymology
Country
(Native Language)
"Land of Fertility"
Ireland
(Native Language)
"Land of the Field People"
Poland
(Native Language)
"land of the Understandable People" or "Land of the People"
Slovakia / Slovenia
(Native Language)
"Low Lands"
Netherlands
(Native Language)
"Suito"
Switzerland
Arabic or Navarro-Aragonese
"The Forest" or "Scrubland"
Andorra
Bohemian
Named after a Bohemian tribe
Czech
Republic
English
"Land of the Angry People"
Belgium
German
"Duchy"
Herzegovina
German
"Eastern March"
Austria
German
"Light Stone"
Liechtenstein
German
"Little Castle"
Luxembourg
Germanic
"land of fens" or "Land of Hunters"
Finland
Germanic
"Land of the Javelin People"
France
Gothic
"Land of Dust" or "Land of Mud"
Moldova
Greek
"Land of the Tall People"
North
Macedonia
Greek or Latin
"Beautiful Port" or "Hot Port"
Portugal
Greek/Latin
"Honey"
Malta
Greek/Latin
"Land of the Bull People"
Italy
Greek/Latin
"Single-Dwelling"
Monaco
Italian
"Saint Marinus"
San Marino
Latin
"Land of the People East of the Rhine"
Germany
Language of Orgin
Etymology
Country
Latin
"Land of the White People"
Albania
Latin
"Prophesy Hill"
Vatican City
Latin
Named after an empire which was based in modern day Italy
Romania
Norse
"Land of Ice"
Iceland
Norse
"Land of One's Own People"
Sweden
Norse
"Land of the People who Row"
Russia
Norse
"Northern Way"
Norway
Norse/Latin
"Land of the East People"
Estonia
Persian
"Land of the Arachosia River" or "Land of the Helmand River"
Croatia
Pretani
"Land of the Painted Ones"
United
Kingdom
Proto-Indo-European
"Land of the Old Woman People" or "Land of the People who Grow Old"
Greece
Proto-Indo-European
"Land of the Running Water River"
Bosnia
Proto-Indo-European/Norse
"Low Forest"
Denmark
Punic
"Island of Hyraxes" or "Island of Rabbits"
Spain
Serbian
"Field of Blackbird"
Kosovo
Slavic
"Land"
Ukraine
Slavic or Aryan
"Land of the Alliance of People" or "Land of the People who Hit Heads"
Serbia
Tocharian
"Land of the Lake River"
Latvia / Lithuania
Turkic
"Land of the People who Revolt" or "Land of the Five Tribes"
Bulgaria
Turkic
"Land of the Ten Tribes"
Hungary
Unknown
"White Russia"
Belarus
Venetien
"Black Mountain"
Montenegro
1 Comments
TheUnableDerk
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Level 58
Jan 4, 2024
The etymology of Belarus is absolutely not unknown; there's literally "rus" in the name. Belarus is of Slavic origin.
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