Comments on: Country name etymology – Europa http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/ My Confined Space is an image blog with user submitted pictures of anything and everything, funny, serious or dark. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul_Is_Drunk http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852251 Paul_Is_Drunk Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:59:01 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852251 This. (If reply still isn't working, I mean Ishtar's comment). France is named after the Franks. This. (If reply still isn’t working, I mean Ishtar’s comment).

France is named after the Franks.

]]> By: inkbot http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852246 inkbot Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:40:27 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852246 wtf is a hyrax? wtf is a hyrax?

]]> By: KommissarKvC http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852238 KommissarKvC Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:21:18 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852238 Germany: land of the people see, see, COMMUNIST East Germany was right all along Germany: land of the people
see, see, COMMUNIST East Germany was right all along

]]> By: colonel-yum-yum http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852237 colonel-yum-yum Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:18:52 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852237 Land of the fertile FTW, but France = Land of the free? Fuck that for a game of cards! Land of the fertile FTW, but France = Land of the free? Fuck that for a game of cards!

]]> By: LukeV1-5 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852217 LukeV1-5 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:13 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852217 This is bullshit. This is bullshit.

]]> By: Dragunov http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852207 Dragunov Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:07:31 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852207 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... 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…

]]> By: Ishtar http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-852172 Ishtar Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:55:18 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-852172 France name come from the name of the tribe who conquered it, the Franks. The etimology of the word "Frank" is still unclear. France name come from the name of the tribe who conquered it, the Franks.
The etimology of the word “Frank” is still unclear.

]]> By: Lamb http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/10/30/country-name-etymology-europa/comment-page-1/#comment-851184 Lamb Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:45:22 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=107099#comment-851184 Roman realm? Somebody is pretending to know history. Roman realm? Somebody is pretending to know history.

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