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The old name of Maldives is the Maldive Islands. Hope you find the answer the one you are looking for.

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Through the ages Maldivian people has been calling their islands as

Dhivehi Raajje. Explorers and traders from all over gave their own names for that remote island group.

Mahinda-dvipa before 200 BC

Mahavansa c.200 BC

Maniolae 360-430 AD

Na-lo-ki-lo-chou 645 AD

Mo-lai 662 AD

Dvipa Laksham 7th century

Mahal Dvipa

Mahaldib 9th, 10th and 11th centuries

Munnir Palantivu Pannirayiram 10th century

Dyvah Kouzah 934 AD

Palpalamtivu 13th century

Panandheepu 13th century

Fanandheebu 13th century

Dhibat Al Mahal 1343 AD

Pei Liu 1349 AD

Liu Shan Tieh-kan 1414 AD

Liu Shan Yang 1436 AD

Ilha Dywe 16th century

Al Daulat min al-Mahaldibiyat 1573 AD

Maldiva Islands 19th century

Maldives 20th century

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