They say that it's Herodotus...
The element named after a country in Asia is Francium, which is named after France.
ASIA
It is not known who created the name 'Asia' or what it means.
It was said to be either Asia, Asia was named after her, or Clymene.
anatola
It is actually unknown why Asia is called such or what the name truly means.
Asia
North and South America were named after him; he realized that they were not part of Asia.
There is no nation named "South Asia." The Southern part of Asia contains many nations. Thailand, India etc.
No
No. Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. Australia is not in Asia. The city was named after Perth in Scotland.
Asia was given its name by the ancient Greeks. It was the Greeks who began to refer to the area as Asia.