What does England Mean?

Answer 1

England was named from the Old English words "Engla land", "Englaland", & "Angelcynn" meaning "Land of the Angles". Angles were just one of the Germanic tribes that settled in Great Britain during the early part of the middle ages.

Answer 2

Land of the Angles. They were German invaders who, with the Saxons, crossed the North Sea in the 5th Century after the Romans left. That is why the Anglo- prefix is used today in reference to England, and someone of English descent is Anglo-Saxon.

Answer 3

The name England comes from 'Englaland', which means 'Land of the Angles'. The Angles were a Germanic tribe that settled in England in the Early Middle Ages.

Answer 4

Derived from the Old English name 'Englaland'. Meaning Land of Angles, name taken from one of the Germanic tribes that settled in England in the early Middle Ages

Answer 5

Land of the Angles.