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May (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is ...
Country Source of name Afghanistan: Supposedly named after tribal chief Prince Afghana. [2] Armenia (Hayastan) Hayk: Bangladesh: from "Bengal", which, according to one hypothesis, is named after Bang, son of Hind, son of Ham, son of Noah [3] [4] [5] Belarus: Rus: Cambodia: Sage Kambu Swayambhuva: Czech Republic: Čech: Denmark: Dan I of Denmark ...
The country which was initially called (County of the) Ardennes named itself after its homonym capital city founded in 963. From Celtic Lucilem "small", German lützel , OHG luc(c)il , luz(z)il (cognate to English "little") and Germanic Burg : "castle" or "fortress", thus Lucilemburg : "little castle" or "little fortress".
This list of chemical elements named after places includes elements named both directly and indirectly for places. 41 of the 118 chemical elements have names associated with, or specifically named for, places around the world or among astronomical objects.
United Republic of Tanzania (official, English), United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (former, English), Deutsch-Ostafrika, together with Ruanda and Urundi (= German East Africa, colonial name until 1918). The country is named after Tanganyika, its mainland part, and the Zanzibar islands off its east coast. TGO Togo a
Oral sources say that the name may come from an archaic form of the Romanian word "to exit" because the city was an important trade node in the region. [citation needed] Russia: Moscow: The city is named after the river (old гра́д Моско́в, literally "the city by the Moskva River").
May is an English feminine given name. It is derived from the name of the month, which comes from Maia, the name of a Roman fertility goddess. [1] The name May is also used as a pet form of Mary and Margaret. It can also be a variant of the Arabic name Mai مي, which either means Water or Little gazelle or little monkey. [2]
The state is named after its capital city, Querétaro City. Quintana Roo: Spanish: Named after Andrés Quintana Roo, a hero from the War of Independence. San Luis Potosí: Spanish: Named after Louis IX, and the mines of Potosí in Bolivia. Sinaloa: Mayo: sinalobola: Origin of name is disputed. May mean "round pitahaya (cacti)" or "cut corn" [8 ...