Some countries have the wrong name. https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/39431571-2058-4db1-8b21-4feee1aa6dec Enjoy this tour of country name origins – and check out VAER's beautiful array of watches, many of which are assembled in the US. Get special offers with my link: https://vaerwatches.com/robwords Countries got their English names in all kinds of ways: from who lives there, who "found" them, their geography, or their aspirations. But just occasionally a country got its name... by mistake. In this episode, let's explore some of the stranger ways countries got named, passing through Canada, Madagascar, Pakistan and Timor Leste along the way. 👕COOL TSHIRTS: https://robwords.com/shop ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: https://patreon.com/robwords 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: https://www.robwords.com/newsletter Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: https://robwords.com https://x.com/robwordsYT https://tiktok.com/@robwords Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:01:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.blueben.net Some countries have the wrong name. https://tube.blueben.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/39431571-2058-4db1-8b21-4feee1aa6dec All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.blueben.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.