Some other name for Bangkok

Answer 1

Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or just Krung Thep.

"Krung Thep is actually an abbreviated version of the ceremonial full name, which is shown below. กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยามหาดิลก ภพนพรัตน์ ราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์ มหาสถาน อมรพิมาน อวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะ วิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์ In the official English romanisation, this is certified as the longest place name in the world in the Guinness book of records. It's pronounced something like: Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit So given the length of it, it's not hard to see why it's shortened in every day use. The full name itself is never actually used, though it can be seen on a few signs around Bangkok as part of a tourist campaign." (reference: http://www.into-Asia.com/bangkok/introduction/fullname.php)

Answer 2

The name Bangkok ( บางกอก ) is generally only used by foreigners. The Thai people refer to it as Krung Thep ( กรุงเทพ )

Its not well known that Bangkok has the longest name for a city in the world. The full name is as follows:

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตน์ราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์

But of course the Thai people shorten it to simply 'Krung Thep' The word Bangkok is coming from Khmer word that mean a lake that full one kind of plant.

Ex: Lilli Lake, Banana Lake. <--- Just for example. When Thailand take over Cambodian province that called Bung Kork, Thai change it to Bangkok.

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Answer 3

I am not sure there is a former name for the City of Bangkok but the Thai people call the city Krung Thep which i believe is still in use. The name Krung Thep means the City of Angels.

Bangkok (translating as 'village of wild plums') was the original site for the capital city and was located west of the Chao Phraya River (in modern day In 1782. King Rama I decided to move to a more defensible site and moved across the river to found his new capital, Krung Thep. For whatever reason, foreigners have never since caught up with the name change and the old name of Bangkok has stuck. In recent years, Krung Thep/Bangkok has expanded at such a fast rate that it now sprawls over a huge mass of land on both the sides of the Chao Phraya and has engulfed the once independent Thonburi.

Krung Thep is actually an abbreviated version of the ceremonial full name, which is shown below.

กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์มหินทรายุธยามหาดิลก ภพนพรัตน์ ราชธานีบุรีรมย์อุดมราชนิเวศน์ มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะ วิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์

In English,this is certified as the longest place name in the world in the Guinness book

of records. It's pronounced something like:

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

Answer 4

Bangkok's Thai name is Khrung Thep. It has not always been the capital of Thailand. King Rama 1 decided to leave Ayutthya which was formerly the capital of Siam and moved to Bangkok (Khrung Thep) which means something like City of Angels.

The complete name of Bangkok is:

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit (yes that is the full name)

Answer 5

The standard 12-Thai-letter name for Bangkok in Thai is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced [krūŋ tʰêːp mahǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn] or simply "Krung Thep."

The full 168-letter ceremonial name is as follows:

กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์

Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit

The origin of the name we use in English, "Bangkok," (บางกอก, pronounced in Thai as [bāːŋ kɔ̀ːk] is not certain. "Bang" means a village near a stream", so the name might come from Bang Ko (บางเกาะ), ko meaning "island."

Answer 6

Krung Thep is the proper name as Bangkok