The name Ceylon is of a western origin (dating back to the Greeks). The Ceylonese wished to change their name to a more Eastern-esque name, so they came up with Sri Lanka.
Ceylon is the old name. it gave by english.
Some of the old names of Sri Lanka are Serendib & Ceylon
Ceylon is an old name for the nation of Sri Lanka. Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka when it became a republic in 1972.
There were many names. In British period, It was called Ceylon
The natives called the island "Sihalam". The Romans called the island "Sielen" and "Selan". From this, the name was Anglicized to "Ceylon".
Sri Lanka was called Ceylon from 1815 to 1948.
It was actually in 1972, that Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka.
In 1972 the island of Ceylon changed it's name to Sri Lanka
Ceylon is just an old name for Sri Lanka, so Ceylon tea is produced in Sri Lanka.
The earlier name was Ceylon.
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