where do countries names originate & who had/has the final word?
2006-11-17 07:05:04 · 5 answers · asked by timblend 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
usually they are named by the people who have taken over.
2006-11-17 07:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by nobudE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would depend on the country.
Some contries were named after people, others by geographic formations, others by the political description of the place... which country are you curious about?
2006-11-17 07:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by time2annoydorissa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably the first people who inhabited the country / place gave it their name
2006-11-17 07:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Explores, names each place they found I think!!!!!1
2006-11-17 07:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by LIZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who ever invaded first, named it after them.
2006-11-17 07:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by hindu lover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋