how ukhahlamba got its name?
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Its name combines the isiZulu uKhahlamba (“Barrier of Spears”) with the Afrikaans Drakensberg (“Dragon's Mountain”).
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In 1918 the men of the stellenbosch song Committee put their heads to- gether and in retaliation came up with the name ikey for UCT, because of the large number of Jews at UCT. It refers to a silly verse, which started: “Ikey Moses, King of the Jews”.
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The name 'Egypt' comes from the Greek Aegyptos which was the Greek pronunciation of the ancient Egyptian name 'Hwt-Ka-Ptah' ("Mansion of the Spirit of Ptah"), originally the name of the city of Memphis.
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So, the word 'Nepal' was derived from the name of the sage 'Ne' and 'Pala' - his work, to protect the land. ... They were called 'Nepa', so, after the name of the dynasty who ruled over it, the country was named as 'Nepal'. 3. 'Nepal' might also be derived from 'Newar', one of the ancient tribes living in Kathmandu valley.
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This name was originally the Khoisan language term specifically for the followers of Chief Maphasa who moved into the area west of the Great Kei River in the 1820s. However, Europeans used these terms as a synonym for "Thembu" for much of the 19th century.
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The name Ernakulam is derived from Erayanarkulam(Tamil / Malayalam) which means the abode of Lord Shiva. Ernakulam was also known as "Rishinagakulam" in ancient days.
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The designation 'Kush' seems to be indigenous while the later name for the same region, Nubia, came most likely from the Egyptians to the north. The region of Kush was the main source of gold for the Egyptians, and it is thought that 'Nubia' derived from the Egyptian word for gold, 'nub'.
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Calabash chalk is identified by different names such as calabar stone (English), la craie or argile (French), mabele (Lingala in Congo), nzu (Igbo of Nigeria), ndom (Efik/Ibibio Nigeria) eko (Bini/Edo Nigeria). It is also known as ebumba, poto and ulo.
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The city's former name, Calcutta, is an Anglicized version of the Bengali name Kalikata. According to some, Kalikata is derived from the Bengali word Kalikshetra, meaning “Ground of (the goddess) Kali.” Some say the city's name derives from the location of its original settlement on the bank of a canal (khal).
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Once known as 'Pragjyotishpura' (the light of the east), Guwahati derives its name from the Assamese words "Guva" derived from the Sanskrit word Guvaka, meaning areca nut and its plant and "Hati" meaning rows, the row of areca nut trees.
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More About Name : Nthabiseng In the Pedi/ Sotho languages (South Africa) it literally translates to " be happy with me" or "make me happy". It is quite popular in South Africa and Botswana. ... Its a beautiful name, quite popular in South Africa and Botswana.
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The word possibly was "Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh Asher" meaning " I am That I am That". Moses in his ecstasy and bliss wanted to share this state with the people of Israel and so it was a need to give a name to this experience, to this state, hence he gave a name to "That" and "Ehyeh" became "Yahweh".
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Khamsah is an Arabic word that means "five", but also "the five fingers of the hand". The Hamsa is also variously known as the Hand of Fatima after the daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the Hand of Mary, the Hand of Miriam, and the Hand of the Goddess.
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It didn't exist in biblical times and it has not existed as a genuine Hebrew name in history — until people who really didn't understand Hebrew made it up, thinking that it somehow restored the “Yah” element (from “Yahweh”) into the Savior's name...
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Other names or nicknames for Africa include: the land of ham( ham means dark Skin), the dark or black continent, mother of mankind , garden of eden, Alkebulan( the land of the blacks), land of cush or kesh( cushites were Ancient Ethiopians), Afru-ika , Africanus, Libya, Corphye, Ortegia, Ethiopia, aphrike( the land ...
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So, what does Hudhud mean? The storm has been named after the national bird of Israel. The name was suggested by Oman. Hudhud is a colorful bird found across Afro-Eurasia.
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The name was changed due to historical evidences recovered during excavation or otherwise found in the district and elsewhere proves that Gulbarga district was originally known as Kalaburagi. ... Lastly Kalaburagi, literally meaning “a city of stones” would take away the beauty attached to the name of the district.