Mesopotamia - now Iraq.
Ceylon. Became Taiwan.
my mother's side of the family is German. Her maiden name was Reaper. It was changed when her grandfather came here from Germany. It was changed from Riepenhoff to Reaper. we have family members that still go by Riepenhoff that live in the U.S. and some that live in the town of Wallenhorst in Germany where our family comes from.
which country's name means saviour
YES!!! Taking Russia/USSR/Russia The Russian revolution occurred during the World War (I) . When the Tsar (Russian Emperor) was disposed, by the Bolsheviks. The name of the country was changed to 'Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR). It remained with this name until 1990 (Mikhael Gorbachev) when it 'reverted' to Russia. Another country with a change of name(s) is the Republic of Ireland. It gained its independence of the UK in 1922 , when it was named 'Irish Free State'. in 1941 it was changed to 'Eire', and again in about 1960, 'to 'Republic of Ireland'.
this country is Iran. it was originally pursia
Shah Reza Pahlavi.
The most common Japanese name is "Sato" (佐藤) which is often used as a surname.
Yes, the name was changed in 1964.
no it is the 3rd most popular name in the country
The country of russia has change its name in the past fifty years, it was origionally the ussr.
Siam changed its name to Thailand because they want to modernise the country's name.
Mesopotamia - now Iraq.
Persia was changed to Iran. The name change occurred in 1935.
Guyana was a country that was more formally known as British Guiana. Its name was changed officially in 1966. The capital of this country is Georgetown.
Myanmar
Ceylon. Became Taiwan.