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he named Singapore Singapore according to this legend...

when he was escaping from some people (forgot who :P) on a ship, he saw what his servant believed was a lion on an island where the sand was as white as cloth. he went onto the island andd named it singapore. more into it, 'singa' is Malay for lion and i think the other part of it (unsure of origin of word) means port. he used to set up ports and harbours for trading to take place.

And THAT, my friend, is how Singapore got her name :D

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