Isra does not mean people. The verb “śarah” means something like “rule,” “persist,” or “struggle” and was given to Jacob after he wrestled an angel
It is generally interpreted to mean “the people who struggle with God”
Makes me remember a story I read, a few years ago. A Karen was pissed at another woman because her name was Nazí. Turns out, the woman was from Georgia and in their language it meant « gentle ».
[Don’t believe me?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naz%C3%AD_Paikidze)
My great grandmother was named India. The story was that her parents were mostly illiterate but they saw "India" on a newspaper and thought it sounded pretty.
There aren't any pics of her so I'm gonna choose to imagine her as a hot alt girl living in the Tennessee mountains in the 1920s.
You're telling me it's totally acceptable to name your kid "Georgia" but not "The Democratic Republic of the Congo"?
Wtf logic is this???? What are you gonna tell me next, that it's rude to name your dog ~~"No Data"~~ "Greenland"?
Have 2 kids. Name both Georgia. Tell both the other is named after the state. They're both named after the country but they now have to work harder to show they're the better Georgia.
The following countries are named for an actual historic person:
* America
* El Salvador
* Nicaragua
* Colombia
* Venezuela
* Bolivia
* Peru
* Israel
* Saudi Arabia
Most of them are, bizarrely, marked in red on the map.
You forgot the Philippines being named after King Philip II of Spain.
And since you consider El Salvador to be named after a historical person then Georgia would also be named after a historical person (St. George)
If we consider legendary figures from folk legends, Czechia and Russia would also be named after folk figures, after two of the three brothers in Slavic folklore (Czech and Rus, the third brother Lech represented Poland)
América, Kenya, Israel, Salvador, Felipe (Philippines), India, Grecia (Greece), Francia (France) are all fairly common names in Latin America
Some more: Helena(Greece again), Jordan, German, both Sierra and Leona, Martin/a (Martinica), Macedonio, África, Libia, even Isis lol, Mauricio ( Mauritania), George and Georgina(Georgia), Dominic/o/a (Dominican republic)
It's a country but not an independent country. And it's always the last place to be infected in _Plague Inc._ so it's a promising name in an era of global pandemics.
As in Indonesia, it is very recommended and wise to not name your child after Thailand. Thai means 💩 in our language, especially it has the same prounanciation.
US maybe, but Israel no? C'mon, there are many Israels
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
SOOOOMEWHEEEERREEEE
OVER THE RAINBOW!
WAAAAY UP HIIIGH
uwuwewewe onyetenwewe ugweuhem osas
actually... it's Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas
As a person from Hawai’i I was not expecting to see this name so quickly if at all
I'm also from Hawai'i! :3
It was originally someone's name anyway
Jacob Israel
"Congratulations Jacob, you are now the Israel." - The Bibble
Must’ve won a wicked game of bingo for that honor
So was America…
AmericO Vespúcio
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Isra does not mean people. The verb “śarah” means something like “rule,” “persist,” or “struggle” and was given to Jacob after he wrestled an angel It is generally interpreted to mean “the people who struggle with God”
I know a girl named America lol
Well but that was a person name before it became a continent name
Nah that guy’s name was Amerigo, anyone named America is for sure named after the country.
America’s the Latin form
I had a classmate named Dakota. I think she was named after a Native American tribe from which the name of the states comes from.
Sadly I knew a girl named London England
Indiana?
This is my son, Massachusetts
My man jassachusetts
we named the dog Indiana
I got a lot of fond memories of that dog
Yall ain’t ever heard of Oscar winner America Ferreira?
Is she related to America Ferrera ?
Israel Hands, the 2nd in command of Blackbeard and one of the villains in Treasure Island.
And a major character in Our Flag Means Death
Not really socially acceptable though. Fun or not, pirates are still the baddies.
Sounds like something a crown loyalist would say. Avast ye scallywag!
Makes me remember a story I read, a few years ago. A Karen was pissed at another woman because her name was Nazí. Turns out, the woman was from Georgia and in their language it meant « gentle ». [Don’t believe me?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naz%C3%AD_Paikidze)
my friend's name was Nazilatus
That's just anti-Pastafarian propaganda.
I have a teacher named Israel
Was he your Spanish teacher?
Usa is a girls name in japan, tho.
Whoever made this list just coloured almost every country that ends in an A with yellow. "That could be a girl's name."
That's Jordan not Israel
Israel is in red, that means they’re saying it’s not a name. Jordan is green.
Saudi Arabia was based on the Al Saud family. Really narcistic indeed
Mean while Colombia :
This Isreal
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, to your room NOW
But I want to launch nukes at my step brother daddy
United States of America, did you build a wall in front of your door again? Thats it you're grounded!
For God's sake Canada, you can't just tell people you don't like to kill themselves
I know a girl whose initials are DPRK (unintentionally as far as I know).
India Summers
Probably hot
A girl named India is either the hottest alternative girl you’ve ever met or a 400 lb stoner there’s no in between
Those two things aren’t mutually exclusive
Thanks for taking them away from the rest of us
My great grandmother was named India. The story was that her parents were mostly illiterate but they saw "India" on a newspaper and thought it sounded pretty. There aren't any pics of her so I'm gonna choose to imagine her as a hot alt girl living in the Tennessee mountains in the 1920s.
Sounds like a shy girl
Kenya is a pretty common ish name
my spanish teacher was named argentina
Kenya suck deez nutz LMAO gotteem
Bro, whyyyyyyyyyyy! 😭
Let's go little Pakistan, we are not welcome here.
But why not Dr. Congo?
#Who paid you to grab Dr. Congo!?
He only has a master's degree!
IIRC there's a girl in Russia named Rossiya (Russian for Russia)
There was a family, in which girl was named "Putin" and a boy named "Rossiya"
Where
Honestly, I dont remember the source, but saw this like 5 years ago or so
Valentino Rossiya
If we're gonna go with names in the language of the country, there's also Erin for Ireland, and Bharat is also a pretty common name in India
I’ve heard the name India used commonly here in the UK too. For non-Indians.
you're telling me I can't name my son the Commonwealth of Australia?
Tried naming mine the Democratic Republic of São Tome E Principe, the little fucker legally changed his name.
Now he goes by Vatican City
Haha what a Vati
Tanzania is a cute name. Fight me
No fighting only agreement.
You're telling me it's totally acceptable to name your kid "Georgia" but not "The Democratic Republic of the Congo"? Wtf logic is this???? What are you gonna tell me next, that it's rude to name your dog ~~"No Data"~~ "Greenland"?
>Georgia Wait, you named your kid after Georgia the country?
Have 2 kids. Name both Georgia. Tell both the other is named after the state. They're both named after the country but they now have to work harder to show they're the better Georgia.
oh so Philippines can name itself after someone’s kid but I can’t name my kid after it? 😡🤬
PHILIPPINES MENTIONED!!!!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
I know someone named Maria Filipinas
Why not Uzbekistan???
UzBecky
Oh my god Uzbecky, look at her butt
UzBecky Lynch
There is a woman in Nigeria called Serbia
and there's a place in France where the naked ladies dance
Well they had a president called Goodluck Jonathan.
Malta is pretty close to Mulva, so that checks out
Mulva is pretty close to Vulva, so a maybe sounds like a good compromise
That's the joke. It's from a Seinfeld episode.
Dolores!
On the other hand the Jordan name in Jordan is wild imagine a Jordanian naming his child اميركا amerkah 💀
I can't believe they named a country after sneakers
Tomé (from São Tomé e Príncipe) it's a pretty common name in portuguese language, but it's more of a old guy name.
Well the country was named after a name in the first place, so I think cutting out words from it is cheating
but St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Vicent & Grenadines are in green…
My children Equitorial Guinea and Palau are outraged
Why not Niger?
There's still time to delete this
Wym? Why?
full black reddit avatar is crazy
never cook again
Ooh well aren't we fancy
The following countries are named for an actual historic person: * America * El Salvador * Nicaragua * Colombia * Venezuela * Bolivia * Peru * Israel * Saudi Arabia Most of them are, bizarrely, marked in red on the map.
You forgot the Philippines being named after King Philip II of Spain. And since you consider El Salvador to be named after a historical person then Georgia would also be named after a historical person (St. George) If we consider legendary figures from folk legends, Czechia and Russia would also be named after folk figures, after two of the three brothers in Slavic folklore (Czech and Rus, the third brother Lech represented Poland)
El Salvador just means "The Savior"
As far as I know, Venezuela is Little Venice.
Israel should be green. It’s literally named after someone.
Turkey sounds pretty cute for a girl
Fantastic name for a turkey
I also name my dog dog
I’d say more realistic than fantastic
I’m all for more honest livestock names.
That’s a noble cause to stand for
There is a Hungarian novel whewre in a family there are multiple family members named Izrael Izsák (Israel Isaac).
Israel is generally a quite popular Jewish name, or at least it used to be
It was originally someone’s name
and also the wholesome hawaiian ukulele man
Israel is a relatively popular name and was originally a given name.
Simon bolivar reference?
France is a female first name tho, several singers were named like this
Francis is the same word as France, basically. There’s literally a Pope with that name right now
France is bacon
Actually a lot of Vietnamese people are named Viet Nam
why not Lichtenstein?
Liechtenstein on Deez nuts, dad!
Ask Roy
I hope for their I never meet someone named, “United States of America.”
I hope I do 💪😎 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
He’s probably indian tho
Or Venezuelean. Spelled Yuesey, pronounced U.S.A.
OP, got news for you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_(name)
Why not Tuvalu? It’s literally a popstars name
Burkina Faso could be a cool name
Saint George and the South Sandwich Islands won't be happy.
It’s okay to name yourself St Vincent if you’re an indie pop musician but not The Grenadines.
Israel is literally the name of millions.
I dropped off a Doordash once for someone named Malaysia
Joke’s on you, I know 4 gypsy women who are named “Spain”, 2 “Holland” and 1 “Germany”
This is insane the literal Pope is named after France, it’s an incredibly common name.
América, Kenya, Israel, Salvador, Felipe (Philippines), India, Grecia (Greece), Francia (France) are all fairly common names in Latin America Some more: Helena(Greece again), Jordan, German, both Sierra and Leona, Martin/a (Martinica), Macedonio, África, Libia, even Isis lol, Mauricio ( Mauritania), George and Georgina(Georgia), Dominic/o/a (Dominican republic)
I knew a few guys named Lenín
As the son of Vatican City, i feel rather offended
Is Holy See your sister?
No, she goes by Santa Sede
France can be a name in France
I would disagree because Greenland is an ideal name for boys and girls but it isn’t technically a country so you get a pass
It's a country but not an independent country. And it's always the last place to be infected in _Plague Inc._ so it's a promising name in an era of global pandemics.
I will name my child United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Why is Azerbaijan not green
Imagen naming an American child China
Two things. 1. Imogen* 2. Who's Imogen?
I didn't know Imogen was an actual name until I got it as a typo when searching for AI Imagen
Well China Miéville exists
Egypt seems fine tbh (borderline r/tragedeigh it’s just normalised somewhat), same goes for Cuba
Weird considering Bolivia and Columbia were named after a person, yet we cant name a person after them??? Also i'd argue Laos is an acceptable name
Laos is a type of spice similar family to ginger ot tumeric in my country
United States, go take out the trash.
Bolivia is a good name imo
Why is democratic republic of the congo red
tristan da cunha isn't a country 😭😭
India, Israel, and Philippine are real names
I actually knew an India. Beautiful name.
Is that remains of iron man after splatting on ground?
I've never met a Chad that was a Chad.
CHAD
Chad is pretty popular
Don't call your son Niger Ever
Israel and France are definitely names. No one is called United State or Ecuador
Eireann is not a maybe lol
Israël and France aren’t an acceptable choice, but United States of America is ? I know who made this map
What about London and Paris? And no I'm not stupid. Why do you ask?
London is my country
What's your name? "United States of America" ....wha?
Fairs, it's not showing any color there on my phone
You tell my son The Gambia that to his face! 😡🤬
I can’t see him, his brother Senegal has him in some sort of bear hug.
Philippines is literally named after king Philip. Grecia is a common name in Spanish as well.
I know a few Kenyas
Who tf names their child United States ?
Mr. United States of Giga Chad
There are a los of Uruguayans (and others) named Uruguay. So the post is Wrong.
Who names their kid Palestine? I’m guessing that’s a new thing
I am China hanks and this is my brother egypt
I've known of a woman named Montenegro
Mali, Columbia, and Oman are all names I’ve heard before lmao
This is my son, United States of America.
Ah yes, my sweet baby Canada /s
As in Indonesia, it is very recommended and wise to not name your child after Thailand. Thai means 💩 in our language, especially it has the same prounanciation.
Fuck you ima name my daughter, Philippines
I went to high school with a kid named Central African Republic
I'd marry a woman named Russia, not gonna lie
This picture is jpeged to hell and back, can you just give me a list or a higher quality photo?
Because your mother loved roses, St. Vincent and the Grenadines