Check out the various countries and the meanings of their names. Recently got a message through some of the Whatsapp PSC chat group that India's name is derived from various words like "I" stand for "Independent", N for "Nation" etc. It's an utter nonsense and note that the name India was derived from "Land of the Indus River". Like this let's take a look at other counters names and their meanings.
- Algeria - Land of Algiers (അൽ ജസൈർ - à´¦്à´µീà´ªുകൾ)
- Argentina - Silvery Land (à´µെà´³്à´³ിà´¯ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Australia - Southern Land (à´¤െà´•്കൻ à´ൂà´®ി)
- Austria - Eastern March (à´•ിà´´à´•്à´•േ à´…à´¤ിർത്à´¤ി)
- Bahrain - The Two Seas (à´°à´£്à´Ÿ് à´•à´Ÿà´²ുകൾ)
- Bahamas - The Shallows (ആഴം à´•ുറഞ്à´ž കടൽ)
- Belarus - White Russia (à´µെà´³ുà´¤്à´¤ റഷ്à´¯)
- Burkina Faso - Land of Honest Men (സത്യസന്ധരുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Cameroon - Shrimp River (à´šെà´®്à´®ീൻ à´ªുà´´)
- Cape Verde - Green Cape (പച്à´š à´®ുനമ്à´ª്)
- Colombia - Land of Columbus (à´•ൊà´³ംബസിà´¨്à´±െ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Comoros - Moons (à´šà´¨്à´¦്രൻ)
- Costa Rica - Rich Coast (സമ്à´ªുà´·്à´Ÿà´®ാà´¯ à´¤ീà´°ം)
- Dominica - Sunday Island (à´žായറാà´´്à´š)
- Ecuador - Equator (à´ൂമദ്à´§്യരേà´–)
- Eritrea - Land of the Red Sea (à´šെà´™്കടൽ)
- Ethiopia - Land of the Blacks (à´•à´°ിà´š്à´š à´®ുà´–à´®ുà´³്à´³ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Guatemala - Place of Many Trees (മരങ്ങളുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Guinea - à´•à´±ുà´¤്à´¤ മനുà´·്യർ
- Guyana - Land of Many Waters (à´µെà´³്ളത്à´¤ിà´¨്à´±െ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Haiti - mountainous land (മലകളുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്_
- India - Land of the Indus River (à´¸ിà´¨്à´§ു നദി)
- Indonesia - Indian Islands (ഇന്à´¤്യൻ à´¦്à´µീà´ªുകൾ)
- Iran - Land of the Aryans (ആര്യന്à´®ാà´°ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Iraq - നദീà´¤ീà´°ം
- Ireland - പടിà´ž്à´žാറൻ à´ª്à´°à´¦േà´¶ം
- Israel - Jacob (à´œേà´•്à´•à´¬്)
- Ivory Coast - ആനകൊà´®്à´ªുà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¤ീà´°ം
- Jamaica - à´µെà´³്ളത്à´¤ിà´¨്à´±െà´¯ും മരത്à´¤ിà´¨്à´±െà´¯ും à´¨ാà´Ÿ്
- Japan - Land of the Rising Sun (ഉദയസൂà´°്യന്à´±െ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Jordan - river Jordan (à´œോർദ്à´¦ാൻ നദി_
- Kazakhstan - Land of the Kazakhs (à´•ുà´¤ിà´°à´ª്പടയാà´³ിà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Kyrgyzstan - Land of the forty tribes (അലഞ്à´ž് à´¤ിà´°ിà´¯ുà´¨്നവരുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Liberia - free (à´¸്à´µാതന്à´¤്à´°്à´¯ം)
- Malaysia - Land of the Malays (മലകളുà´Ÿെ à´¦്à´µീà´ª്_
- Maldives - à´¦്à´µീà´ªുà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¨െà´•്à´²േà´¸്
- Malta - à´¤േà´¨ീà´š്à´š
- Micronesia - à´šെà´±ിà´¯ à´¦്à´µീà´ª്
- Monaco - single-dwelling (à´’à´±്à´± à´µീà´Ÿ്)
- Mongolia - Land of the Mongols (à´§ൈà´°്യശാà´²ിà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്_
- Montenegro - Black Mountain (à´•à´±ുà´¤്à´¤ പർവതം_
- Mozambique - à´®ൂà´¸ അൽ à´¬ിà´–്
- Myanmar - à´šുà´±ുà´•്à´•ും ഉറച്à´šà´¤ും
- Netherlands - à´¤ാà´´്à´¨്à´¨ à´ª്à´°à´¦േà´¶ം
- New Zealand - New sea land (à´ªുà´¤ിà´¯ കടൽ à´¦േà´¶ം)
- Pakistan - Land of the Pure (പവിà´¤്à´° à´¦േà´¶ം)
- Papua New Guinea - à´šുà´°ുà´£്à´Ÿ, à´•à´±ുà´¤്തവരുà´³്à´³ à´¦േà´¶ം
- Philippines - King Philip II (à´«ിà´²ിà´ª്à´ª് à´°à´£്à´Ÿാമൻ)
- Portugal - à´Šà´·്മളമാà´¯ à´¤ുറമുà´–ം
- Qatar - ഇറ്à´±ിà´±്à´±ു à´µീà´´ുà´¨്à´¨
- Sao Tome and Principe - Saint Thomas and prince (à´¸െà´¨്à´±് à´¤ോമസും à´°ാജകുà´®ാà´°à´¨ും)
- Saudi Arabia - Arabia of the Sauds (à´¸ൗà´¦് à´°ാജവംà´¶ം)
- Sierra Leone - Lion Mountains (à´¸ിംഹങ്ങളുà´Ÿെ മല)
- Singapore - Lion City (à´¸ിംഹങ്ങളുà´Ÿെ നഗരം)
- Spain - Island of Hyraxes (à´®ുയലുà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Sri Lanka - Holy Island (à´…à´¨ുà´—്à´°à´¹ീതമാà´¯ à´¦്à´µീà´ª്)
- Sudan - Land of the Blacks (à´•à´±ുà´¤്തവംശജർ)
- Tajikistan - Home of the Tajiks
- Tanzania - Land of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
- Turkey - Land of the Turks (à´¤ുർക്à´•ിà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Turkmenistan - Home of the Turkmens (à´¤ുർക്à´•ിà´•à´³ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്)
- Vanuatu - Our Land
- Venezuela - Little Venice (à´•ൊà´š്à´šു à´µെà´¨ീà´¸്)
- Yugoslavia - Land of the Southern Slavs
- Zambia - Land of the Zambezi
- Zimbabwe - House of Stones (à´¶ിà´²ാà´—ൃà´¹ം)
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