What is Argentina named after?

Answer 1

It is named after Argent (Latin word for Silver). The Latin word is in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'silvery gleaming' or 'silvery white' Arjuna, in turn named after Arjuna - the great warrior hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata c. 400 BCE.

Answer 2

Silver Land is not Argentina nick name. There is a beautiful place in Argentina under the name of Mar de Plata with a very famous Beach, the Sun turns the color of the water into a silver color and it goes that name Mar the Plata or "Silver Ocean". Plata means Silver. There is another town in Argentina which is the Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina Capital) is it call: La Plata City or Silver City, with very good Universities.

Answer 3

It is named this because when the Spanish landed on Argentina, they expected to find silver

Answer 4

Argentum means silver in latin. During spanish colonialism, XVI century, it was believed there was a huge amount of this metal in it.

Answer 5

cos of the large amount of silver found in the mines and rivers

Answer 6

There will be a silver mine in Navidad.