Why is Denmark called Denmark?

Answer 1

Most danes believe that it means Dan's Field, Den being derived from Dan, the name of an early king; and mark meaning a field in Danish. However there are a plethora of theories (see the Sources and relate links section, below).

Answer 2

They aren't. People from Denmark are called Danes, their language is Danish, and when you refer to culture from Denmark it is called Danish culture. In the Danish language: Danish = Dansk, and Danes = Danskere.

If you are confused about the relation between danish the pastry, and Danish the ethnicity, the answer is that Danish settlers to America made it popular in the States, which is why Americans call that sort of pastry, "danish".

A more etymological (sp?) reason for why Danish are called Danish in English, is because that's what the Germans call "danskere", too. English and German aren't all that foreign to each other, after all.

Answer 3

Sorta. Danish-People are from Denmark, and called Danes. Danish is the language.

Answer 4

It has an Indoeuropean root, and means: (the inhabitants of the) flat lands. BTW the word Poles (for the inhabitants of Poland) has a similar meaning.