On 11/04/06, Philip Welch wikipedia@philwelch.net wrote:
On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
If the Americans had done the right thing and called it New Georgia to follow the pattern that was started with Hampshire, York and Jersey we wouldn't be having this problem. Nobody complains about the name South Georgia except perhaps the Argentinians.
Georgia wasn't named after the country of Georgia, it was named after King George II.
Then again, New York wasn't named after the city, it was named after the person. (Admittedly, this one is a relatively unusual use of the "New" prefix)
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