07-12-2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottHughes
Where does Panama get its name? How long has Panama had the name Panama? Do you like the name?
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Panama got it's name from a word (in the dialect of it's natives) meaning "an abundance of fish" due to - you guessed it - an abundance of fish in the country's waters. I think it's as cool a name as any country could possibly have... Easy to pronounce (accent on the first syllable in English, on the last in Spanish).
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