How was Belgium named?

Answer 1

It is a very old name. In dutch the Netherlands is Nederland, and sometimes people say 'De lage landen'. It 'Nederland' en 'De Lage Landen' means the same namely Low Lands. And that is because it is one of the lowest countries in the world, even below sea level.

Answer 2

In Roman times, the region that is now Belgium housed a number of Gallic tribes. The most important would be the Eburones, but the most famous tribe is the Belgae. Julius Caesar put it this way in his "About the Gallic wars": "Omnii Galii, Belgae fortissimi sunt" (of all the Gallic tribes, the Belgae are the strongest/bravest). When Belgium was constructed in 1830 (by the British), the reference to the Gallic tribe was used, hence the name België/Belgique.
'Belgica' has always been the latin name for the Low Countries, after the devision of the low Countries you had Belgica Foederata (the Netherlands) and Belgica Regia the Southern-Netherlands, now known as Belgium.

In 1790 the Brabantine rebellion against the Austrians created a confederation: the United Belgian States, from the French Les Etats Unis Belgiques (at that time Belgique was still the adjective). Since then the Belgium was known as Belgium.

In 1830 the new state needed a name, Southern-Netherlands were excluded because of the link with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, (which could also have been named the United Kingdom of the Two Belgiums). They looked back and remembered the nickname 'La Belgique' (from Etats Unis Belgiques) and took that as name.

Belgium is just the lod name for Netherlands, or low Countries.

Answer 3

Gallia Belgica, or Belgica Prima, was a Roman province located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, and western Germany.

Answer 4

Belgium comes from the lating Belgio. It means ... the Netherlands.