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Subject: For Bobbie7 only
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: crabcakes-ga
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Posted: 10 Oct 2005 12:13 PDT
Expires: 09 Nov 2005 11:13 PST
Question ID: 578559
How did the country of Chile get its name?
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Subject: Re: For Bobbie7 only
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 10 Oct 2005 12:57 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi Crabcakes!

There are a number of different theories about how Chile got its name.

According to Abate Molina, the name Chile came from the Mapuche Indian
word trih or chi, a bird with yellow spots on its wings.

?Empecemos por el abate Molina. Notable figura intelectual chilena y
autor de obras como el "Compendio de la historia geográfica, natural y
civil del reino de Chile" y del "Ensayo sobre la historia natural de
Chile", según su versión el nombre de Chile vendría de trih o chi,
palabra mapuche con la que se llamaba a un pájaro que tenía unas
manchas amarillas en sus alas.?

La Incógnita Sobre el Origen de la Palabra Chile
http://www.chile.com/tpl/articulo/detalle/ver.tpl?cod_articulo=7225

Other possibilities

?The Quechua or Mapuche Indian word "chili/chilli" or "where the land
ends/where the land runs out/limit of the world" also provides a
possible derivation.

Another possible meaning originates with a native word tchili, meaning
"snow" or cold

List of country name etymologies
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologies

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-country-name-etymologies



Different theories can be found at the following links: 

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile#Origen_etimol.C3.B3gico

http://etimologias.dechile.net/?chile

http://icarito.latercera.cl/especiales/fiestas_patrias/curiosidades.htm


Search terms:
Country name etymologies
Chile origen del nombre

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
crabcakes-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $25.00
Fast and wonderful! Thank you so much!

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Subject: Re: For Bobbie7 only
From: bobbie7-ga on 10 Oct 2005 14:04 PDT
 
Crabcakes,
Thank you for the five stars and the very generous tip!
Bobbie7

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