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    Why is Wales called Wales?

    Question #56144. Asked by shady shaker. (Mar 24 05 7:09 AM)


    Flynn_17

    		It's not really. It's called Cymru by the people who live there. Sort of like Spain actually being called España.

    Mar 24 05, 7:35 AM
    Baloo55th

    		It's called Wales because they're all foreigners there. Or so the Saxons etc thought. Some places called Walton have same origins. The French call it Pays de Galles, which is a bit odd, because they weren't Gauls but Britons.

    Mar 24 05, 10:22 AM
    onlytrivial

    		Wales was a Celtic domain after the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons. Gaul was also Celtic, so that explains the connection.

    Mar 24 05, 10:25 PM
    shady shaker

    		Foreigners like Mochyn and Maggie? I always thought they were aliens!

    Mar 25 05, 3:57 AM
    MaggieG 5

    		Being an English person I do feel like an alien here sometimes. Especially during the six nations...

    Mar 25 05, 4:54 AM
    Flynn_17

    		Smile, nod, and wear the shirt.

    Mar 25 05, 5:44 AM

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