Why is Holocaust called that? WHo determined the name an when?

Answer 1

It comes from a Greek word meaning completely burnt. Probably had to do with the fact that the Nazis were trying to completely burn out, or kill off all the Jews.

Answer 2

"Holocaust" is a word of Greek origin meaning "sacrifice by fire." The Jews and others were executed by burning them in the "ovens" that Hitler had created for this purpose.

Don't know the other one.

Answer 3

The Holocaust (from the Greek ὁλόκαυστον (holókauston): holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt")
Don't know who or when but this answers the why.

Answer 4

According to this link, Richard the Lionheart, during his coronation, said something which prompted a series of attacks on Jews in England. This coronation was in 1189. In writing of it later, he used the Latin word "holocaustum" to describe it.

The link here has a lot of information, the reference I refer you to is called "Rise of Anti-Semitism" dated Thursday September 07, 2006.

I had also heard reference to it in Simon Schama's History of Britain series.