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Country Name Etymology

Given the etymology of the country's name in English, the country's native language, and a foreign language, give the internationally recognized name of the country in English. It goes from Easy to Hard per column
Not all countries are sovereign states- ie Hong Kong, Puerto Rico
Some Countries used more than once
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Last updated: February 25, 2023
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First submittedFebruary 13, 2016
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English Name Etymology
Country Name
Land of the Franks
France
Land of the Angles
England
Land of Bengal
Bangladesh
Named after the Goryeo kingdom
Korea
Spanish for "The Savior"
El Salvador
Land of the Mauri
Mauritania
From Greek, meaning burnt face
Ethiopia
Possibly from the name of the Aesti people
Estonia
Derived from the name of the Latgalian tribe
Latvia
Country Name in the Native Tongue
Etymology
Country Name
Ísland
Land of Ice
Iceland
Nederland
Lower Countries
Netherlands
Schweiz
Comes from the region Schwyz
Switzerland
Filasṭīn
Named after the Philistines of Canaan
Palestine
Hellas
Land of the Hellenes
Greece
Hanguk
Land of the Han
South Korea
Zhōngguó
Central states/nation
China
Maṣr
Named after Mizraim, Noah's grandson through Ham
Egypt
Shqipëri
Land of Eagles
Albania
Country Name in Foreign Language
Foreign Language
Etymology
Country Name
Norwegen
German
Northern Way
Norway
Al-Hind
Arabic
Land of the Indus River
India
Cap Vert
French
Meaning Green Cape
Cape Verde
Alemania
Spanish
Named after the Alamanni tribe of central Europe
Germany
Rìběn
Chinese
"Sun Origin"
Japan
Erythraía
Greek
Land of the Red Sea
Eritrea
Hırvatistan
Turkish
Land of the Hrvati
Croatia
Yūnān
Persian
Land of the Ionians
Greece
Kitay
Russian
Named after the Manchurian Khitan tribe
China
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Level 63
Feb 15, 2016
Awesome quiz!
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Level 65
Feb 15, 2016
Thanks! If you don't mind saying, were some of them a little too hard?
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Level 67
Apr 13, 2021
A lot of them were very hard, but it's fun to learn things and this is an interesting subject, so I didn't mind that I had no idea what the answer was for like 40% of these.
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Level 71
Aug 13, 2016
Great, very informative =)
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Level 65
Nov 6, 2016
Just for those interested, the name of the Khitan tribe also led to the term Cathay, which is another term for China, albeit used more poetically now. So the Russian Kitai is actually Cathay. Names for China based on the Khitan tribe are mainly used in Central Asian countries, and some Slavic speaking countries.
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Level 50
Jul 6, 2018
Just a tiny bit of constructive criticism for the quiz maker the Netherlands is actually 'Nederland' in Dutch. 'Nederlands' is the language we speak.
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Level 70
Apr 13, 2021
Was an interesting and fun quiz but a little bit confused.
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Level 46
Apr 13, 2021
Loved this quiz - just the right balance of easy and difficult questions!
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Level 70
Apr 13, 2021
Fun! Etymologies are fascinating, I find the Kitay/Cathay connection interesting too :)
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Level 58
Apr 14, 2021
I liked this quiz. What confused me a little is the fact, that some countries are there several times, I didn't try them because they already appeared...
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Level 65
May 7, 2021
Oh, understandable. I did put a caveat in the description that some countries appear more than once. Some countries just had several interesting etymologies that I couldn't resist putting in.
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Level 64
Aug 18, 2021
Great quiz! Etymology is always fun. My only complaint is that columns 2 and 3 were too easy. I got all except Rìběn, Yūnān, and Kitay without even reading the etymological clues. I would love to see a part 2 where the etymological clues are essential. (This would probably have to be exclusively foreign names.)