Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We're taking a world tour of word origins. In this episode, Jess and Rob discuss how a multitude of countries got their names.

🇺🇸 Where was the original "America"?
🇬🇧 Why is Britain called "Great"?
🇨🇦 What does "Canada" mean?
🇩🇪 Why do the Germans call themselves "Dutch"?

These questions answered – and many more – in another worldly wise episode of Words Unravelled.

🌐 LINKS 🌐
Rob's UK country names video: youtu.be/aXAjMlTO7Dc?si=DpZ8oZlH8h6iVX0O
Rob's European countries video: youtu.be/2Pcv2ySMi40?si=4YQMmeUL4FcPBOn7

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==LINKS==
Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
Jess' Useless Etymology blog: uselessetymology.com
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

#etymology #wordfacts #geography