NR - Country Names

[Marc Carlson]

Just something to look at regarding European names and heraldry.  It's not exhaustive, but 
*I* find it interesting.  (the names in Parentheses have the same name in different languages
as the "official" name -- this is the English version).  Most of these seem to me to translate into "the place where such a people live"

Official name		Name in English	Other/Poetic Names	Major symbols
Eire			Ireland			"Auld Sod, Emerald Isle""St. Patrick's  									Cross,Shamrock,
									Harp"
Scotland		Scotland					St Andrews Cross.
Cymru		Wales						Leeks
England		England					"St. George's Cross, 
									Lion&Unicorn, Gold Lions"
Republica Portuguesa	Portugal					"Red and Green glad, 
									castles and balls"
España		Spain						"Flag, Quartered arms of 
									Castile, Aragon, etc"
Valls d'Andorra	Andorra		
Republique Français	France						"Flag, (Three Fleur de 
									Lyes on blue field)"
(Kingdom of Belgium)	Belgium		Pays Bas		"Flag, Lion over crossed									 scepters"
(Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg)	Luxembourg		
Nederland		Netherlands		"Holland, Dutch"	"Flag, Lions"
(Swiss Confederation)	Switzerland		
Kongeriget Danmark	Denmark					"Flag, three lions"
Bundesrepublik Deutschland	Germany				"Flag, Eagle"
Repubblica Italiana	Italy			Italia	
Statto della Città del Vaticano	Vatican City		
Fürstentum Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein		
Republik Österreich	Austria						"Flag, Eagle"
Ceská Republika	Czech Republic		
Slovenská Republika	Slovakia		
Ísland			Iceland		
Kongeriket Norge	Norway						"Flag, Lion with an Axe"
Sverigw		Sweden		
Suomi		Finland						"Flag, Crowned lion with 									armored arm holding a									 sword"
Eesti Vibariik		Estonia		
Latvijas Republika	Latvia						"Flag, Rising Sun, Red
									 Lion, Silver Griffin"
Lietuvos Respublika	Lithuania					"Flag, Knight on 									horseback"
Rzeczypospolitia Polska	Poland					"Flag, Eagle"
Magyar Köztarsasag	Hungary		
Republika Slovenija	Slovenia		
Republika Hravatska	Crotatia		
Bosna I Hercegovina	Bosnia/Herzegovina		
Federativna Republika Jugoslavija	Yugoslavia		
Republika e Shqipërisë	Albania		"Shqipëria (""Land of the Eagle"")"
Republika Makedonja	Macedonia		
Elliniki Dimokratia	Greece						White Cross/Blue Field
Republika Bulgariya	Bulgaria					Flag
Republica România	Romania					Flag
Republika Moldova	Muldova		
Ukrayina		Ukraine		
Respublika Byelarus	Belarus		
Rossiya		Russia						Flag (used to be a two 									headed eagle)
Qazaqstan Respublikasy	Kazakhstan		
Uzbekiston Respublikasi	Uzbekistan		
Türkmenistan			Turkmenistan		
Sakartvelo Respublikis		Georgia		
Azerbaijan Republikassi	Azerbaijan		
Haikakan Hanrapetoutioun	Armenia		
Jumhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran	Iran			Persia	
Al-Jumuriyah Al-iraqiya	Iraq			Mesopotamia	
Al-jumhuria Al-Arabia Al-Suria	Syria					"Flag, Hawk"
Al-Jum-uriyah al-Luaniyah	Lebenon		
Medinat Yisra'el		Israel		
Türkiye Comhuriyeti		Turkey		
Kipros/Kipris			Cyprus		
Republicca Ta' Malta		Malta		

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