Can you name the countries by what their names literally mean (including the etymology of all proper names)?

created by lukebradford
  • Enter a country in the box below
  • Correctly named countries will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: List of country name etymologies (and elsewhere)
  • Debated, simple, and non-unique meanings avoided. If a country's name comes from another proper name, I've traced the etymology of that name back to its source.
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MeaningCountryEtymology
silver land
bearded ones
persevere with God
tall mountain
palace island
lion city
land of young cattle
bright noble youth
dove land
green cape
little castle
land of the spear men
fort
two seas
water's edge
MeaningCountryEtymology
protected by fire
house of stone
village
shrimp
land of burnt faces
eight standing together
windmill valley
fields
venerable island
moon
shallow sea
city of prophecy
between the rivers
friend of horses
river land
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Countries by Literal Meaning Quiz

  1. by lukebradford
  • Created Nov 17, 2010 in Geography
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