India's Biggest City Name Changes

[@wriddhipratim2582]

You have so much detailed information about our country and cities and you study so well that is very praise-worthy! Cheers from Kolkata not Calcutta, India! 😊

[@legendmk52]

Vexillographer: ....places that changed their names.... Me, a Macedonian: *the expert*

[@gustheskeleton]

me, a greek:Well what can i say exept D E L E T E T H I S

[@EgelCarigma]

North Macedonian

[@SnowBoy1008]

Fucking-Fugging

[@eashansaju8106]

I would like my city (Thiruvananthapuram) to change their name back to its old name (Trivandrum)

[@vmushausha343]

Ellarum Trivandrum ennum vilkkarundallo

[@eashansaju8106]

@Saheb Vlogs ye

[@blueforest2927]

Don't blame you...lol

[@justt.tiya17]

Holy crap how did you learn that spelling-

[@yuudesu]

6:30 yea cause before partition there was only one Bengal then India helped east Pakistan to get it's independence then they named their nation as Bangladesh so the eastern part that got independence was called Bangladesh and the western part that is in India is called West Bengal.

[@niicolass4401]

Bro as a 14 year old aspiring vexillographer, your videos are so cool and I love your content, keep it up

[@moka8267]

I'm also Nicolas S

[@i_am_very_happy798]

Vexillographer is not 14,I think hes in college

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam! Why they changed it I can't say. People just liked it better that way

[@paranoidise6458]

They change it because England owned it after the dutch

[@grovemeister04]

Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople Why did constantinople get the works? That's nobody's buisness but the turks

[@timmmahhhh]

While the main city name changed there are remnants of it's Dutch past such as Harlem from the Dutch city Haarlem.

[@SantomPh]

@@grovemeister04 the city was already unofficially named Istanbul (Greek for "the way to the city ). With the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire the name Constantinople is a bit meaningless.

[@grovemeister04]

@@SantomPh It's a song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/baTPZYt5i9Kijsk

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Are you still doing the flags thing where you request flags in the next vid?

[@FactNFiction]

keep on the commenting I see you everywhere.

[@sheikhazlaanOG]

When British came to India they changed cities name

[@MTRHayHay]

Hello there, we miss you ;(

[@justadrian3890]

i agree

[@arielhernansuaznabar9527]

We all agree

[@kartik_1610]

7:13 please do not use that map of the india because half of the Northern most area of India (Jammu and Kashmir) was stolen by Pakistan but we still consider it Indian land. That map is offensive.

[@joelouellette]

Where have you been? Miss you.

[@janmakoli6380]

Uncle iroh

[@davetissue]

The same thing is also happening here in South Africa. A lot of cities have changed their names to local languages from their apartheid-era or colonial names. Grahamstown to Makhanda, Witbank to eMalahleni, just to name a few. Even Swaziland changed to eSwatini lol

[@kareemhaidar2003]

I know geopolitics. I love you Vexillographer ❤❤💕💕

[@smfe]

Moved to India recently! Super interesting!!!👏👏

[@akkub0y]

Just a quick correction: The original name of Mumbai was also Mumbai, named after a local deity by the indigenous Koli people who inhabited the islands before the Portuguese. It was also called ‘Bombaim’ instead of Bom Bahia (info from the wiki)

[@GazilionPT]

2:04 My guess is that the theory that "Bombay" derives from (old) Portuguese "Bom Bahia" is a fake etymology. At the very best, it's half true. All Portuguese names have a grammatical gender, and any adjective you use to qualify those names must agree with their gender. "Bahia" (modern spelling: Baía) is a female name. But "Bom" is a male adjective. It just doesn't agree. To be correct, the original name had to be "Boa Bahia". The only option that occurs to me so that this etymology is not absolutely fake is: Boa Bahia --> Bo' Bahi' --> Bom Bahim. Which is to say, the ending vowel of each word is first suppressed, and then each word gets a nasal ending. (This kind of "nasalisation out of nowhere" is not that uncommon: for example, the word "muito" is actually pronounced as "muinto", with a nasal first syllable. Also, in Brazil the infinitive verb "vir" is often said like "vim", because: "vir" --> "vi" --> "vim".)

[@yogurtclosetok]

City: *changes its name* High Court: we don't feel like it

[@zenfer]

I have a framed map of India from the 1940's. I wonder if it needs updating anytime soon?

[@darkgreninja8349]

_Considering the events of 2020_, yes

[@unsubscribe957]

Just want to add: Prayagraj was the original indigenous name before the Mughal invasion, when they changed its name to Allahabad.

[@Legendenius]

Correction: there was an “east bengal” is the country which is currently known as Bangladesh

[@indiaballanimationsandgames]

Yup

[@indiaballanimationsandgames]

Hello I didn't expect you!

[@Mman07311]

All these name changes are too confusing. I've been studying the history of Zimbabwe and I'm super confused on the all the city, town and state name changes

[@serglian8558]

Here's the story of Rhodesia

[@Mman07311]

@@serglian8558 a land both fair and great

[@legendmk52]

@@Mman07311 on the 11th of November, an independent state

[@cerberaodollam]

@@legendmk52 This was much against the wishes of certain governments...

[@legendmk52]

@@cerberaodollam who all tried to break us down, and make us all repent

[@bloodaxe5028]

Another one: Mullanpur in the state of Punjab is now New Chandigarh.

[@kanishkrohra.]

Thanks!

[@TubeMind6137]

Bombay's name was change in 1995 not in 1996.

[@ariefadianto1099]

Hope you back, you made me love vexillology

[@scishowwithmoh7216]

Me: Ok this channel is'nt active anymore. College: *what if it is?*

[@FootballManagerJohn]

Finally a upload

[@coppersalts]

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[@historycenter4011]

@@coppersalts *une

[@therealdave06]

@@historycenter4011 *ane

[@FootballManagerJohn]

*ansu

[@therealdave06]

@@FootballManagerJohn *uwu

[@annas9016]

8:01 damn, that is a lovely courthouse.

[@Vexillographer]

i know right!!!

[@mrcongruent2628]

YES! THANK YOU!!

[@emmanueltidor1996]

wait what.

[@edoardoteixeira_]

The same thing is happening in South Africa. And to be fair some of the names are super difficult to pronounce !!! Port Elizabeth: Gqeberha Uitenhage: Kariega Grahamstown: Makhanda King William’s Town: Qonce

[@cjantiminaashidokillpetruk3658]

Vexillographer?, Can you make "Transforming US States and Territories Flags" please?

[@porkypy]

I’m waiting for you, Vexi. I’ve been waiting for months. Give us back our Brony Flag Boi.

[@avirajsinghmehta1857]

Actually the city was pronounced Bambai and Mumbai was not a name the locals called the city , Mumbai named after Mumba Devi was a political choice not a language choice. Fun fact Several Government institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT and the High court is still called Bombay

[@StringedGuitar17]

I have a globe at home, and on the picture of India, there's a marker for union territory called Pondicherry where Puducherry is supposed to be. Sorry if I phrased that incorrectly.

[@VulpesVulpes42]

Yay, you're back! Appreciate your content :)

[@grovemeister04]

East bengal is bangladesh

[@bradleyilagan3939]

Compostela Valley is a province in Davao Region in the Philippines. It is the only province in the region that doesn't have "Davao" in it's name. Now, an act to rename it as "Davao de Oro" has been passed and there would be a plebisite to confirm the change. Now they said that the purpose of renaming it is to avoid confusion with Cagayan Valley and Compostela, Cebu. I just disagree to this because I think it will make things more complicated. I think I've known enough Davaos in my life

[@SantomPh]

I believe the name is religious-based so it appears everywhere. It does not help that the current President was the mayor of Davao and approves of the changes.

[@vireaksakvorn8369]

Some country also change their city name just like India

[@Pavanrajr2008]

actually chennai even had another name which is madrasapattinam/madras port and later changed to madras and then back to chennai

[@Copyright_Infringement]

TBH, I don't get it. Cities can have different names in different languages, especially important cities, so why go through so much fuss to change the English name to match the local one? (And it's not just India; Ukraine just changed Kiëv to Kyiv) English examples - Cologne/Köln, Prague/Praha, Moscow/Moskva, Persepolis/Parsa, Athens/Athēnē, Bangkok/KrungThep

[@erdyantodwinugrohozheng]

Another example is Macau/Macao, a Special Administrative Region (SAR) in China besides Hong Kong. Yup, before 2014 and even Macau was in Portuguese administration before the transfer of sovereignty with China in 1999, the former name of it was "Macao" in Portuguese spelling. But, in 2014, their government started to change the name from Macao to "Macau". However, this causes some problems, if you're in English speaking countries, it makes it struggling. Some countries take the former one, but on the other hand, the other countries are no idea of changing into the newer one. For example, the US, Canada, and Singapore had changed into " Macau", while in the UK, Australia, and even China are still retaining the former one. The other problem is their ISO name and Internet domain, MO and .mo are actually abbreviated from "Macao", a former name of " Macau".

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

5 likes it says no views I'm watching and there's like 4 comments

[@TrippaMazing87]

Come back, we miss you

[@extradar9998]

yay thanks for making a new video

[@dee_thelouie]

I just found your channel, and I'm addicted 💚 from- Kolkata

[@dee_thelouie]

About the east bengal thing- before 1947 West Bengal and Bangladesh were one big state! After independence Bengal is divided into two parts, and the western part is called West Bengal and the eastern part was called East Pakistan. After the independence of East Pakistan in 1971, it got a new name 'Bangladesh' which means (bengal country) . So technically east bengal is Bangladesh, just because it isn't a part of India anymore that's why West Bengal government wants to change the name 'West Bengal' to Bangla!!!

[@merci-wheelium]

As Ive said many times WHENS THE NEXT FLAG NEWS?

[@Bromine35br]

*sniff* Never

[@SalutExpla]

Patiently waiting for the next video

[@spongebobholychapelent.211]

why you didnt upload future videos?

[@SirioResteghini]

I miss your videos man, is everything fine?

[@danthiel8623]

Sirio Resteghini dude same

[@AJ627]

Bangladesh is technically East Bengal, the reason that the state was named West Bengal is the number of Bengali people living there.

[@SantomPh]

The original division was Hindu West Bengal and Muslim East Bengal, at least during partition. East Bengal became East Pakistan and later Bangladesh. A number of institutions with the name "East Bengal" still exist in West Bengal, including India's second most successful football club.

[@dsteere2303]

4:36 "nearby" 700km is near?

[@wxstxriaa]

As a person who lives is mumbai basically a maharashtrian who is a mumbaikar ,I can say that the information about this city is true . As a mumbaikar I'm proud to say that Mumbai is the safest city in maharashtra and the richest city in India with networth of 967 Billion Rupees . What y'all think? Reply below 😊

[@G4L4XYISIDK]

This guys has been inactive for 10 months now...

[@byebyekk5574]

Ive been waiting for a new video!

[@Yurinsm]

In Portuguese the name Bom Bahia eventually evolved to Bombaim.

[@abhishekbsheks]

Well researched video.

[@antares3550]

Hey you’re back!

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

Did you stop?

[@jasongordon8800]

Whoa, he posted again

[@GabrielMunkee]

History of the first flags

[@plaque3779]

yup all our indian maps are outdated even in school it is hard to attempt the questions which ask us to name the capitals of various states and the capital of the country.I'm an Indian btw love ur vids

[@Khananewasright]

Wheres you neix video

[@FactNFiction]

I miss your Chanel

[@Bromine35br]

hello still there please tell me you are?

[@dabeamer42]

Came here from NativLang's shoutout

[@robertdownes8223]

Two flag suggestions: Lombardy, Italy - region's green and white flag & Leiden, NL - city's red and white flag! You're amazing. Please post more!!!

[@vtron9832]

It’s good for changes to happen. The major changes I look forward to are the independence or Bougainville and New Caledonia

[@FamilyWinn]

You must be a college professor. How do you know so much?

[@the_pureindian]

Portuguese Name for Bombay for Bombaim not Bom bhia

[@Alacrityfitz]

Anthorr guess he died from a unidentifiable bomb threat in is home that killed his whole family

[@COLSTERYouTube]

i thought the wait ended, vex.

[@lucasschaffer4369]

Interesting video! 😁

[@govindrao6978]

I actually reject your opinion that Bombay was named after Bom Bahia. Actually, Mumbai was named after a local deity called Mumba Devi. Anyways, love your videos!

[@vedantacharya1517]

Bro,in India the Federal Government is Called the Central Government

[@bazzatheblue]

Bombay sounds better than Mumbai. Mumbai duck just doesn't work.

[@abhinavmelathil366]

Quack

[@greatpeopleofhimachal5043]

*CM Yogi* - u r kid😂🤣 Indians🇮🇳 will get it

[@hyperplane69]

Oh, Ajay Bisht

[@daisybrain9423]

There is no East Bengal in India because East Bengal is Bangladesh.

[@daisybrain9423]

@Proud Bangladeshi গর্বিত বাংলাদেশী Really? I did not know this. It sounds really stupid indeed.

[@enstoneakib8992]

Hi,plz man can u clear or make a clip on racist law CAA that going to applying on Indian citizen plz let the world know these things 🙋‍♂️ !

[@sohamyadav5503]

Love from Mumbai(Bombay) India 🇮🇳 after 2 years

[@justinyong8981]

Why did you stop making KZbin?

[@lilsleepy1969]

he's actually very active on twitter

[@srijitkopti1074]

I'm from Kolkata but I love Calcutta ❤️ 😞 Calcutta was the legendary city ❤️ 🌆

[@dee_thelouie]

Changing the name doesn't change the city

[@srijitkopti1074]

@@dee_thelouie But those days of Calcutta were better ❤️

[@sonujammuwala2261]

Indian nazis based government changing old cyties name. Giving names belong to only hindu or bjp leaders name.

[@n3r4zzurr0_]

East Bengal is actually Bangladesh which became a different country in 1947.

[@shurjoaunibar]

One year. Bro, whatchu doing. Looks like corona caught you. Hope you're safe. But really, 1 year.

[@dnceprtymusica]

7th! Cool!! Thanks!

[@sarojsingh1761]

Write the. Cost.ofseacityname

[@angieroxy7550]

Heyy ! Do u Know it's Bastille Day today ? ? ?

[@therealdave06]

Oh sh*t I forgot

[@mominsharwani8078]

India want to forget allah muslims rules and other colonioneal rule thats why they changed muslim citys names into hindus name and many other english names into locals its rude because u there is a lot of muslmis populaction and its hurt them

[@SantomPh]

Allahabad (city of gods) is actually very Hindu, it has many temples and holy sites.

[@kartik_1610]

Fun fact: Many people in Pondicherry/Puducherry can speak French. I don't know why. (Tell me someone).

[@indiaballanimationsandgames]

When he said chennai and Madras Me:*yess he recognizes* _tamil nadu!_

[@kamikazerubber]

There are 8 union territories now and we are not a federation to have a federal government, we are a union

[@slapstickcomedy7479]

I own a map that still has Yugoslavia (just Serbia and Montenegro) Swaziland, Bombay, Calcutta, And Sudan is still one country

[@luckyyou6633]

Bengaluru-- Bangalore

[@Lucas_Holland]

Ты самый крутой блогер! Всего тебе самого наилучшего! (You're the coolest blogger! All the best to you!), и пожалуйста, заметь меня, я прошу тебя, сделай субтитры для Русских(для нас), да я русский и это не значит что у нас холодно и у нас живут медведи! (You're the coolest blogger! All the best to you! , and please notice me, I beg of you, do the subtitles for the Russian(for us), but I'm Russian and this does not mean that we are cold and we have the bears!), Okay?

[@tearlach47]

*_yes_*

[@bernardorodrigues283]

It is not bom Bahia Bahia boa would be a better translation

[@michaelheeheejackson7255]

He ain’t fucking dead, just look at his twitter

[@Allaccess04]

Phiippines pls

[@ancient_Iraqi_Mesopotamian]

from iraq 🇮🇶🌹❤️🥺

[@letsgoraiding]

Silly comments about Britain 'ruining everything' aside, why should I not call these boroughs by their British names? Especially the big three- Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta, which were all founded by Britain! Should we call Rome 'Roma', because that is what the Italians call it? No. Should the French stop calling London 'Londres'? Why should they?

[@Banom7a]

East Bengal is just....Bangladesh lol

[@trolloftime5340]

I'm Marathi lol xD

[@sudhanvakashyap297]

banglore to bengaluru.