Where did the great come from in great Britain?

Answer 1

Britain come from the welsh word prydain

http://www.geiriadur.net/atebion.php?prefLang=en

as the Welsh or Celtic was the first people to inhabit the island.

http://UK.youtube.com/watch?v=j617mImHVvk

Why its called Great Britain because Britain was the centre of everything in the world 100's of years ago because the British Empire.

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The Romans named Britain, Brittania .. when the countries united it was the United Kingdom and Great Britain

Answer 2

Great Britain used to be the most powerful country in the world before America was discovered, hence the 'great'.

Yeahh, I don't really know that I just guessed but it works.

-fishybubblz >O <=fish :)

Great in Great Britain refers to the "greater" land mass created when Scotland joined with Britain in the Union of 1707

Great Britain was one of the worlds most powerful economic and military country for over 400 years after America was discovered in 1492

Answer 3

Britain was the name made popular by the Romans when they came to the British islands . But this name already existed long before the Romans started their empire building.

The high price of tin in the Mediteranean forced some merchants to make the sea trip to what is now Cornwall. When they returned they were asked where they had been. The common response was to say "I've been to islands of the painted people" They used this description because the tribes in the southern parts of England used to paint their skin to scare off enemies. In some mediteranean languages "painted" was pronounced "Pitan"

Therefore " the land of the pitan people" through time and Chinese wispers, became "Britain".

The name was brought back into use as Great Britain in 1707 following the unification of England and Scotland.

Even today you can spot the British men on the holiday beaches of the Mediteranean heavily tattooed.

Isn't history great.

Answer 4

Britain was made to be called Britain when sex arrived

Answer 5

The British isles were originally named Britannia by the Romans. Great Britain refers only to the largest island - comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales.