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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Countries Named for People #43275 09/28/2001 12:52 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Cecil John Rhodes Whale oil. Who the heck is/was he?. Obviously, geography is one of my many weak points. I can't think of any other countries named for people, but I can think of one named for a concept. (No points awarded for this one; it's too easy.) I wonder why there isn't a Cortesia, or a deGamaland...? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Countries Named for People stales 09/28/2001 12:10 AM Re: Countries Named for People doc_comfort 09/28/2001 12:43 AM Re: Countries Named for People stales 09/28/2001 4:46 AM Re: Countries Named for People belligerentyouth 09/28/2001 7:03 AM Re: Countries Named for People Faldage 09/28/2001 5:12 PM Re: Countries Named for People Jackie 09/28/2001 12:52 AM Re: Countries Named for People Keiva 09/28/2001 12:56 AM Re: Countries Named for People Jackie 09/28/2001 1:02 AM Re: Countries Named for People Keiva 09/28/2001 1:08 AM Re: Countries Named for People Jazzoctopus 09/28/2001 1:52 AM Re: Countries Named for People inselpeter 09/28/2001 3:01 AM Re: Countries Named for People Keiva 09/28/2001 12:58 AM Salvadores Bobyoungbalt 09/28/2001 5:25 PM Re: Countries Named for People jmh 09/28/2001 7:59 AM Rhodes scholars Jackie 09/28/2001 10:43 AM Re: Rhodes scholars jmh 09/28/2001 11:12 AM Re: Countries Named for People consuelo 09/28/2001 9:59 AM Re: Countries Named for People Keiva 09/28/2001 11:25 AM Re: Countries Named for People TEd Remington 09/28/2001 4:15 PM Jordan Bobyoungbalt 09/28/2001 5:20 PM Re: Jordan Keiva 09/28/2001 8:34 PM Re: Kenya wow 09/29/2001 9:09 PM Re: Kenya stales 10/02/2001 1:38 AM Re: Kenya wow 10/02/2001 3:03 PM Re: Kenya NicholasW 10/17/2001 8:13 AM Bermuda Sparteye 10/21/2001 5:00 AM Re: Bermuda Jackie 10/21/2001 11:16 AM Re: Countries Named for People paulb 10/04/2001 12:03 PM Re: Countries Named for People stales 10/21/2001 11:52 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,287 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 8 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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