I’m not sure whether this is correct, but it does seem plausible.
Source: www.makemymood.com/2009/10/23/country-name-etymologies/
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Roman realm? Somebody is pretending to know history.
France name come from the name of the tribe who conquered it, the Franks.
The etimology of the word “Frank” is still unclear.
Portugal comes from Portus Cale, which basically means… Port of Cale, with Cale being a town that was where Oporto is today. As for where the name Cale comes from, that’s a bit of a mystery. It means “warm” in latin and “beautiful” in greek so…
This is bullshit.
Land of the fertile FTW, but France = Land of the free? Fuck that for a game of cards!
Germany: land of the people
see, see, COMMUNIST East Germany was right all along
wtf is a hyrax?
This. (If reply still isn’t working, I mean Ishtar’s comment).
France is named after the Franks.