List of countries named after people
- List of countries named after people
This is a list of countries named after people.
| Country | Person(s) Named After |
|---|
| Armenia | Armenak (traditional) |
| Azerbaijan | Atropat |
| Belize | Peter Wallace (name Hispanicised) |
| Bermuda | Juan de Bermúdez |
| Bharat (India) | Bharata |
| Bolivia | Simon Bolivar |
| Cambodia | Kambu Svayambhuva |
| China | Qin Shi Huang |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | William Keeling |
| Colombia | Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo in Italian) |
| Cook Islands | Captain James Cook |
| Dominican Republic | Saint Dominic |
| El Salvador | Jesus (literally, The Savior) |
| Falkland Islands | Viscount Falkland |
| Gibraltar | Tariq ibn-Ziyad (Jebel Tariq = Tariq's Mountain) |
| Hellenic Republic (Greece) | Hellen |
| Israel | Jacob |
| Kiribati | Thomas Gilbert |
| Marshall Islands | John Marshall |
| Mauritius | Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange |
| Mozambique | Musa Mbiki (traditional) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Marie-Anne of Austria |
| The Philippines | King Phillip II of Spain |
| Pitcairn Island | Robert Pitcairn |
| Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) | Cecil Rhodes |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Christopher |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucy |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Peter |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent of Saragossa |
| San Marino | Saint Marinus |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Saint Thomas |
| Saudi Arabia | Muhammad bin Saud |
| Seychelles | Jean Moreau de Sechelles |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon |
| Swaziland | King Mswati I |
| United States of America | Disputably Amerigo Vespucci or Richard Amerike (See Naming of America) |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | Samuel Wallis |
See also
*Lists of etymologiesplaces named after people]
*List of country subdivisions named after people
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