Albion was the ancient name for Britain or England. Albusmeans white in Latin (probably referring to the white cliffs of Dover).
Ethiopia's former name was Abyssinia.
The former name of Suriname was Guyana
What is russias former name
former name does go in parenthesis if stating current name.
The former name of Afghanistan was Khorasan & Ariana
Persia had no former name, it was always known as Persia.
Its former name is the Imperial Russian Ballet.
Edo is the former name for Tokyo, present capital of Japan
Shares its name with a former Secretary of the Treasury?
13."Kingfisher Red" is the name of which former airlines?
There is no former name for it. It has always been known as Lake Tanganyika
Baghdad is Baghdad, there is no former name for the city, nor Persepolis or Babylon.