How did the Philippines get its name?

Answer 1

The Spanish colony was named the Philippines, after Philip of Spain (King Philip II).

Another Answer:

The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got its official name: "Republic of the Philippines"

1. Felipinas
2. Las Islas Filipinas
3. Islas del Poniente
4. San Lázaro
5. República Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)
6. Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)

Early Chinese traders who visited Mindoro called our nation "ma-yi". This means land of gold, because they bought gold in Mindoro. A Greek mapmaker named Claudius Ptolemy called our islands "Miniolas" in his ancient map.

When Magellan came in 1521 he called the Philippines "Archipelago of St. Lazarus". But that name did not become popular.

Actually, a foreigner named our country, but that was the name God wanted for their nation. In 1543, a Spanish explorer named Rudy Lopez de Villalobos gave the name "Felipinas" to the Philippines in honor of Crown Prince Felipe(Philip) who later became King Philip II of Spain.

The "Felipinas" later became "Filipinas" during the Spanish colonial era. Then it became "the Philippine Islands" during the American colonial era. Then "The Republic of the Philippines" after our independence in 1946.

the Philippines obtained its current name from the Spaniards and a bit from the Americans. The name Philippines got its name from the Spanish king Phillipp II.

The Americans also called it the Philippine islands.

Answer 2

The Philippines is named after King Philip II of Spain, who ruled during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. The name was given by Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543.