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Hungary was named for the Huns.
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Hungary was named for the Huns.
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There are two modern cities named Moroni. One in the nation of Comoros, and one in the state of Utah.
The nation of Israel is named after the biblical character Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by God in the Book of Genesis. Israel is considered one of the founding fathers of the Israelite people.
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The birth of Israel as a nation can be traced back to Jacob's struggle with the angel of God. After Jacob fought the angel, God named him Israel, and this became the name that refers to Jacobs offspring who evolved into the nation of 12 tribes. The birth of modern Israel happened at the end of British occupied Palestine (what is now called Israel) after ww2 when the Jews of the diaspora returned to their native homeland and transformed it into a modern nation state.
They first called it Canaan, then the Land of Israel, then Israel & Judea, then it was united back to Israel, then The Romans renamed it Palestine, then the Modern Jews named it the State of Israel.
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