How did Singapore get its name?

Answer 1

Singapore came from the original Malay name of Singapura.

Singapura, literally translates to 'Lion City', name given by a prince from Temasek who claims to have seen a lion when he first landed on the island, some hundred years ago.

Answer 2

It was rumored that the prince of a civilization in Jakarta came to Singapore to seek to expand his area of governance. When he first landed on this island, he saw a huge creature which resembles a lion. Hence, he named the island "Singapura", which in Malay translates into "Lion City".

Singapore is simply derived from the Malay word "Singapura".

Answer 3

Singapore got its name from the word singapura in Malay.Singapore's first name was the island of temasek. which means people of the sea. then when british wanted Singapore . it paid the malays huge amount of money every month to as the british Stanford raffles wanted to have Singapore as a trading location as it is between china and India(actually, it is just a small island below johor baru in Malaysia) so after the years japenese came and named it shyo nando insead after the years the japenese lost in battle and then Singapore was free then the name was singapura then aftr the years it was now Singapore

Answer 4

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