See etymology at the Wikipedia link below.
Greenland is green. but there aren't any trees. Alot of greass and alot of rocks. But also alot of snow and ice. It was named to make it attractive for people to come and live there.
Greenland is not very green because most of it is covered by an ice cap.
Green is a misnomer in the name. There is a lot of ice and cold in Greenland. Actually, Iceland should be called Greenland and Greenland should be called Iceland.
Greenland is an Irish name. This is proven because Irish people are always represented by something green, such as a clover, or Saint Patricks Day. Greenland is well not green but still called green.
The first Scandinavian visitors observed during the summer a green coast.
Greenland is, in fact, not green. It is a very icy place, ironically.
Because when Erik the Red (Danish: Erik den Røde) first came back from Greenland, he wanted people to follow him to the new land. And therefore called it GreenLand (A Green Land), to attract people.
Greenland and Greenville. Alabama
Yes, "Greenland" is a compound word, formed by combining "green" and "land."
There are quite a few places that have the word green in them. They include Greenland, Greenwich Village, Green River, Green acres, Green Bay, Green Cove Springs, Greenleaf, Greentop, Greenville, Bowling Green, and Green Park.
Although the coasts of the island are very green in the summer when they are ice-free, it may have been part of the colonization efforts by its discoverer, Erik the Red (Danish: Erik den Røde). After being exiled from Iceland, he returned there in 982, and called the new island Greenland, to attract potential settlers.
It is now called Greenland.
because when it has no ice its all green
Because at the time when it was first settled by Europeans the climate was milder and the land was indeed green.