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How did France get it's name?

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When the Huns invaded Europe, they pushed back a lot of barbarians tribes West, into the Roman Empire. One of these tribes, coming from nowadays NorthWest Germany / NorthEast Netherlands, were named the Francs. read more

The name France comes from Latin Francia. Originally it applied to the whole Empire of the Franks, extending from southern France to eastern Germany. Modern France is still called Frankreich in German and similar names in some other Germanic languages, which means "Frank Reich", the Realm of the Franks. read more

Today, this has been further modified to France Republic. The Kingdom of Frank mainly extended to what is the modern Northern France region today. France was always ruled by the Dukes and even today, several places have been named after the Dukes. The word France has many meanings. The word France refers to the entire republic of France. read more

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