Who named Great Britain great?

Answer 1

Great Britain was created when Scotland joined England and Wales under an Act of Parliament on 1 May 1707 to form Greater Britain or normally known as Great Britain. On this date, the Scottish Parliament and the English Parliament united to form the Parliament of Great Britain.

Answer 2

No-one knows exactly. The name "Britain" originates from the Romans, who conquered much of the island of Great Britain (which includes present day England, Scotland and Wales). They called the local Celtic tribes the "Britanni".

Later, the Romans left and German tribes invaded the island, such as the Angles and the Saxons (the Angles gave the name "England"). Some of the Britanni stayed on the island, which became Great Britain, and a smaller number escaped to France. The region of France they settled in became known as Lesser Britain. Today the English call this region "Brittany". The French call it "Bretagne" and call Great Britain "Grande Bretagne".

Answer 3

The "Great" refers to the whole of the British Empire, which has a worldwide presence, rather than just Britain or the British Isles. Persons in the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, British Indian ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, etc. hold British nationality and citizenship.

Answer 2

I disagree. There are 2 reasons:

1) Great Britain is the name of an island. It is largest of the British Isles. The word "Great" just means it is the largest one, same as Gran Canaria is the largest of the Canary Islands and Grand Bahama is the main island in the Bahamas.

2) French for Brittany is Bretagne, and they refer to "Grand Bretagne" to distinguish it from "Bretagne".

The full official name of the country is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island, which describes what it covers. It is unofficially known as just "Great Britain" or "Britain" for short.

Answer 4

'Great' Britain - refers to the larger of the two main islands that make up the British Isles.

Answer 5

Great Britain is an island separated from the European mainland by the English Channel and North Sea. IIt comprises the nations of England, Scotland and Wales.