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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.
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∙ 14y agoLand 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.
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∙ 10y agoThe 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.
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∙ 7y agoDerived 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
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∙ 14y agoLand of the Angles.
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