There is no one definitive explanation for the origin of Europe's name.
In Greek mythology, Europa was a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus in bull form and taken to the island of Crete, where she gave birth to Minos.
However it is not clear how this name came to be applied to a whole geographic, continental area.
Another theory is that it comes from the Phoenician word EROB, meaning where the sun sets (west of Phoenicia).
Europe is named after the mythological Phoenician princess: Europa.
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Francium was the element named after a country in Western Europe.
Europium (Eu) is the element named after an area in norther Europe.
The element, Francium, was named for a country in western Europe, France.
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Europa by Romans 300 BC
Switzerland.
Germany uses the Euro, which is the currency of the European Union. The Euro is named after Europe, so yes.
Europa was a Phoenician woman of high birth and it has been posited that Europe, the continent, was named after her.
No. Gouda is a city in the Netherlands, which is a country in Europe.
America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
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Europium.