i don't know but for i know Capt. James Cook named Tonga the friendly town or something like that , for how people greeted him when he first came in and out of Tonga.
Tonga was not named a person but the people of Polynesia Tonga means "south' in many ancient Polynesian dialects.
Tonga was always Tonga when it started. But it orgionally called the Tu'i Tonga Empire when it started in 900BC
Captain Cook the man named Tonga "The Friendly Island."Why because Tongans where kind to Captain Cook when he arrived to Tonga.
Captain Cook the man named Tonga "The Friendly Island."Why because Tongans where kind to Captain Cook when he arrived to Tonga.
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Methodist also known as Wesleyan. King Tupou officially named Tonga a Wesleyan country in the late 1800s.
A volcanoe under the sea erupted and thus forming the many different islands of Tonga. How they were established to be individual islands of Tonga were probably by the people who resided on each island and their respective chiefs- who named their island. Main islands include Tongatapu, Ha'apai and Vava'u.
It means "I will die for Tonga"
The official name of Tonga is the Kingdom of Tonga.
Chris Henry fiancee was Loleini Tonga until his death on December 17, 2009
If its the polynesian word "Tonga" it means south
Talakaifaiki of the Tu'i Tonga Dynasty