Wales?

[kipchik]

Ok we have;
engLAND
ireLAND
scotLAND
and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,wales?Why isnt wales walesLAND as well,just curious!Ta

[dummkopf]

Cos the welsh have to be bloody awkward why else ?

[kipchik]

That is the perfect answer,makes total sense really doesnt it?

[dummkopf]

sorry kipchik on my 4th rum and coke. Celebrating tonight .

[kipchik]

Oh,whats the occasion?

[dummkopf]

make that 5th drink ........I've got a job !! start next week !!nothing to do with Wales of course.....................

[kipchik]

Oh,congrats,do let us know how the 1st day goes wont ya?

[dummkopf]

I will -
which part of the country are you kipchik ?I'm in Cheshire.
not that far from the North Wales border !!!!

[Quizmonster]

Not all countries are named for the people who settled there, in the way that happened with the Angles, Irish and Scots...if they were, France would be Frankland.

[Quizmonster]

Actually - after a little further thought - I should point out that the word 'Welsh' comes from the Latin word 'Volcae', the name of a Gaulish tribe. Many people believe the Romans pronounced 'v' as 'w', so - given that the 'c' might have been soft as in 'face' rather than hard as in 'cat' - one can easily see the source of the sound 'Welsh'.
In the end, therefore, perhaps the country did get its name from the people who settled there!

[SteveD]

Here is an explanation:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15532a.htm

[kipchik]

I'm in norfolk dummkopf,in the end then guys i'll settle on the first answer then??ta

[beejaybee]

Not awkward, but original. We didn`t want to copy everyone else by putting land after the name.

[kipchik]

Lmao@bee!