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**JohnMitchel** · 02-04-2011, 11:15 PM

I don't know if this is trolling or just misinformation, because some things are true, like Russia being the land conquered by the Viking seafarers, and other are plain wrong

Portugal is Gallic Port: Portu - Gal "Beautiful Port" is Protovelho.

Colombia is "The land of Cristopher Columbus" (Cristoforo Colombo in Genovese) Colombo comes from latin Columba, which means Dove. But Colombia is about the man, not the birds.

Bolivia is not a "Mill on a River". It's the "Land of Simon Bolivar".

Dominican Republic is not "Sunday Republic" It's "The Republic of the Dominican Order". Originally called Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of the Preachers) by Saint Dominic, its founder. Later it took the name of its founder. In turn, Dominic comes from latin Dominus, which means "Lord", like in "Jesus the Lord"

"Niger" means "black" in latin. "Nigeria" is "land of the blacks"

"australia" means "land of the south". Unknown Southern Land is Terra Incognita Australis, which appeared in most XV-XVII century maps, where the Land of Fire, Antarctica and Australia formed a single continent.

Also for Slovakia and Slovenia, they both mean Slavic Land.

02-04-2011, 11:15 PM	#19
JohnMitchel Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	I don't know if this is trolling or just misinformation, because some things are true, like Russia being the land conquered by the Viking seafarers, and other are plain wrong Portugal is Gallic Port: Portu - Gal "Beautiful Port" is Protovelho. Colombia is "The land of Cristopher Columbus" (Cristoforo Colombo in Genovese) Colombo comes from latin Columba, which means Dove. But Colombia is about the man, not the birds. Bolivia is not a "Mill on a River". It's the "Land of Simon Bolivar". Dominican Republic is not "Sunday Republic" It's "The Republic of the Dominican Order". Originally called Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of the Preachers) by Saint Dominic, its founder. Later it took the name of its founder. In turn, Dominic comes from latin Dominus, which means "Lord", like in "Jesus the Lord" "Niger" means "black" in latin. "Nigeria" is "land of the blacks" "australia" means "land of the south". Unknown Southern Land is Terra Incognita Australis, which appeared in most XV-XVII century maps, where the Land of Fire, Antarctica and Australia formed a single continent. Also for Slovakia and Slovenia, they both mean Slavic Land.
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