This global map of literal translations of country names from Credit Card Compare ... derived for its similarity to red hot embers. The world’s biggest and most populated continent is ...

As it turns out, all of these country names are derived from specific people — something that’s common around the world, as this really cool map shows. The map, from Reddit user ...

Taking a small break from my "Can I name all 197 countries in the world" series I wanted to see if I could name all these countries on an invisible map! Then I try to name a country for every ...

In March I wrote about a world map where the country names had been translated to their original literal meanings, as far as anyone could be sure. Language, after all, is a complex and confusing ...

recently dug into the etymology of place names for a new blog post to create a world map that highlights the literal translation of the world's countries, including the United States of Amerigo ...

The weird and wonderful origins of the world’s country names have been compiled in an incredible collection of new maps from Credit Card Compare. Did you know where the word Australia comes from?