2007-04-19 03:07:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
.I am surprise of some of the answers here from Thai people who do not know the history of Thailand. Siam adopted the name Thailand in 1939. Currently there is an effect to have the name changes back to Siam.
2007-04-19 11:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Field Marshall Praek Pibulsongkram, Siam Prime Minister had changed the name from Siam to Thailand after World War II. The change intended to make the country's name inline with European countries (England, Finland, Scotland, etc.) and wanted to let it known to foreigners that it's a land of the free. (thai means free or freedom)
2007-04-19 06:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by tooon68 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the old days, it was the foreigners who gave the name of Siam to this region, following the native tribes who resided here. Therefore it was never an official name till the Thais decided to make it official to name the country after themselves. You can read about this in the following link:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8769/Siam2tai.htm
This will explain to you the name change and why the present Govt plan to rename it back to Siam is meeting very stiff resistance.
2007-04-22 05:16:36 · answer #3 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Siam meant something like: Siem Reap means :Siam Defeated". Thailand means "land of the free". The Thai people wanted a more modern invigorating name and so they changed the name
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
2007-04-19 03:15:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
King Mongkut Rama 5 changed name from Siam to Thailand as it's easy to called for foriengn people.
2007-04-19 04:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by กระจกใส 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Thailand? Siam? Who cares?
READ MORE : http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/newmandala/2007/04/06/thailand-siam-who-cares/
2007-04-19 18:03:24 · answer #6 · answered by Thailady40 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Along time ago, it was called Thailand to bring into line with a more western ideal, King Mongkut loved western political models and wanted everything to modernised. so like England, Finland etc etc, a unified state wopuld be called after it's majority people.
And after the thick as hell yanks got their heads kicked in, as usual, they wanted to forget the place was real, but instead is in la la land, a place they destroyed, God Bless America!
2007-04-19 03:12:36 · answer #7 · answered by Monkey Dancer 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Siam
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam
try these sites
2007-04-19 03:14:29 · answer #8 · answered by cute91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-19 03:09:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋