What Did The Celts Call Ancient Britain?

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Celts: www.ancient.eu/celt/
Britons: celticlife.com/britons-the-ce...
Celt on Etymonline: www.etymonline.com/word/celt
The Celts: www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/...
Who Were The Celts?: www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/...
The Types of Celtic: www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/celt...
The Celtic Languages: www.gaelicmatters.com/celtic-l...
Albion on Etymonline: www.etymonline.com/word/albion
Eric, Goddess of Ireland: thenewpagan.wordpress.com/201...
Origin of the name Man: www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebo...
Cymru Etymology: www.bbc.co.uk/wales/culture/si...
hatched Villagers Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@NameExplain]

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[@moroccangeographer8993]

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[@nziom]

I love your video

[@mosthyme]

Take your time, and good luck.

[@bethanysimpson5310]

Omg omg! I’m so proud xxx THE BEST VIDEO!!!!

[@BLAZINFAST]

But did the Celts have a name for the isles or at least the isle of Britain.

[@rozniyusof2859]

"Who are the Britons?" "We all are. We are Britons and I am your King." "I didn't vote for you.' "You don't vote for kings."

[@flynnguest8323]

"Well 'ow'd you become king then?"

[@adrianmonk4440]

Dennis : [interrupting] Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

[@adrianmonk4440]

MONTY PYTHON & The Holy Grail 》 King Arthur : The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.

[@0megaPi]

Keltoi doesn't mean barbarian in Greek, though. Barbaros is the Greek word (hence barbarian in English). Keltoi means "those who are hidden" Source: I am Greek.

[@tomraptile804]

Ωμέγα(π) Γιατί οι Κέλτοι έγιναν Κέλτες;

[@ciankenny1524]

I think he meant ancient Greek.

[@tomraptile804]

Cian Kenny I know. I'm wondering why the the word changed declension since there is an -οι declension in modern Greek as well.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

And can you speak ancient Greek? Its not the else language since its so different.

[@derekscanlan4641]

'source: I am greek' that's the second time today I've seen this in a youtube comment! 2 unrelated videos/2 completely different subjects/2 different youtube accounts! also (to clarify), i am not greek

[@electricfanman9411]

They called it home

[@NessieAndrew]

Chlorine Gas Awww

[@denizmetint.462]

Well written

[@theuniversalscholar2362]

Chlorine Gas - Marthafarcker! I literally just typed the same thing xD

[@YodaMan.]

thats almost as corny as the last shit i took. good one it was.

[@johnwhite511]

Chlorine Gas I only came here to type that same joke. You beat me to it. Lol.

[@alexanderlehigh]

Imagine if the Welsh settled America to such an extent that their own language would be used rather than English.

[@wholelifeahead]

Alexander Lehigh truly the darkest time line

[@irgendwer3610]

when america became independent half of its population was german, nowadays barely anyone speaks german in america, but you can see lots of german surnames

[@kevthedruid]

thats because you go to a shit school, tell me how far geography and religious education helped you out in ten years time ? lol

[@baneofbanes]

GWENTman64 I doubt an education in Welsh would be much more useful.

[@whosthis7216]

Hunter Smith welsh education has suffered massively since the obsession with the language has taken over. Having to employ welsh speaking maths teachers with little maths skills over great mathematicians, purely to teach kids a language they usually sack off by the time they become an adult.

[@citiesskyscrapers4561]

The flag of Cornwall is really awesome.

[@magistermilitum1206]

Cities & Skyscrapers Its not much special, but it does seem cool . It immediately made me remember the prussians, as their flag is my fave .

[@magistermilitum1206]

But talking about flags, the ancient persian flags and the ancient macedon flag, being edited by my brain a little, seems perfecto .

[@rudhek8074]

Ikr

[@Genorei13]

it's a'ight I guess although pales in comparison to that of Devon, Kernow's forgotten elder brother

[@blueraven3315]

Genorei_XIII The Devonians nicked our flag and dyed it green

[@bradjones2329]

The island of Britain in Welsh is Prydain :)

[@ebrelus7687]

How do you spell it? Pridia ;)

[@therealunclevanya]

The Greeks called the group of island the Pritannic Isles after the people the Pritani. It means the Singing Isles and my guess is it refers to the language as if you listen to natural Gaelic speakers of any version (Irish, Welsh, Manx or Scottish) it is a sing song lilt and beautiful. The Romans called the main island Greater Britannia as opposed to Lesser Britannia (modern Brittany) and means 'without' or 'beyond'.

[@ohnonono9498]

Cymraeg Bois

[@nigelsheppard625]

This mutates to Brydein hence Britain. We also called it Alba hence Albion. Britain was also called the Maen Llwyd or Grey Stones.

[@davidgalloway266]

That is very close to what the greek explorer Pythrus recorded about 360 BC.

[@giuseppersa2391]

As a passionate historian of all things Celtic I really enjoyed your videos! Thanks

[@scrojas9214]

You forgot Galicia as a Celtic Nation

[@andrewcourtney2483]

Many in uk have equal dna shares as in 25% welsh, irish, scot, and iberian. So yes, galicia is one of the earliest celtic homelands, a fact commonly accepted by population experts.

[@markiec8914]

But you don't speak a Celtic language but a Romance one.

[@mwnciboo]

True! Gallacia is our Brythonic home.

[@CrumpetCraig]

@@markiec8914 They are still ethnically celtic.

[@noelleggett5368]

@@mwnciboo Galicia is in Spain, where Celtic languages were once spoken. But today, Galician refers to a Romance language, very similar to Spanish. Galatia was once a Celtic-speaking region in what is now Turkey.

[@christopherellis2663]

No longer the language, but the Galicians in Iberia still have the music, and the pipes.

[@noelleggett5368]

That logic makes the USA both a Celtic nation (square dancing and bluegrass) and and African nation (jazz and rock).... In fact, with the dominance of jazz and rock through the world in the last century, almost all the world’s nations are African! Yes, Galicia had a Celtic history (between 2000 and 3500 years ago), but the same can be said almost all countries that lie between Newfoundland and Armenia, as well the new nations that grew from Celtic peoples’ migration in modern times: the Celtics nations of Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and so on.

[@gabhagael6983]

@@noelleggett5368 America is globohomo, they gave up all heritage

[@vgjl1824]

Spain is the celtic homeland

[@gazibizi9504]

@@vgjl1824 it's Anatolia

[@gabriellima7900]

​@@gazibizi9504 The Celtic homeland is the Hallstatt Culture in modern day Austria.

[@rudhek8074]

I just want to point out that the "now" in Kernow is pronounced as "no", as the W isn't stressed.

[@JCBeastie]

Kernow bys vyken!

[@denizmetint.462]

Servus

[@morvil73]

In the 17th and 18th century it was probably pronounced something like “Kairnaw” *[ˈkɛrnɒː].

[@rosicroix777]

Excellent video . TY for posting & keep up the good work .

[@julianwong6780]

Yes we definitely need to appreciate Cornwall’s yummy pastries

[@rudhek8074]

Yes

[@mixerD1-]

Fact, they're fkng awesome. (and I'm Irish).

[@robezy0]

I love when explaining a name leads to more names that can be explained :D

[@Ravedaze.]

I’m a Celt ... and proud

[@shirish.pokharel]

Why ? Why are you proud of being what you are? No disrespect, I am proud of my heritage too but am always curious why though ? Would I have been equally proud of being someone else? What you think ?

[@vgjl1824]

I too, from spain

[@citiesskyscrapers4561]

Great video as always!

[@neidermeyer9361]

Discovered this channel today. Made my day. Thank you! Love this videos

[@iwanthomas7145]

Takes a segment to appreciate the awesome flag or Cornwall, after glancing over Wales with their MUCH better flag

[@denizmetint.462]

Wait, I've seen you before.

[@alanfbrookes9771]

That's because the Dragon flag is not a flag but a standard. The English flag is a red cross on white, but the English standard is three red lions on a yellow background. The Scottish flag is a white diagonal cross on blue, but the Scottish standard is a red lion on a yellow background. The flag of Wales used to be a yellow cross on a black background, very similar to Cornwall, but the country of Wales was eliminated and merged into England by the Tudors. That's why the Welsh flag doesn't appear as part of the Union Jack/Union Flag. Wales only re-emerged as a country during the Victorian era. By the way, the Act of Union also got rid of the terms England and Scotland, and replaced them with South Britain and North Britain, but it didn't catch on. That's why there was a North British Railway. That red dragon flag on a background on green and white is not the official Welsh flag.

[@welshpete12]

It can be both , by the way although the Welsh flag is over a thousand years old . It has only been the Official flag of Wales since 1960 ! @@alanfbrookes9771

[@ClaribelleC]

@@alanfbrookes9771 The red dragon on a background of green and white *IS* the official flag of Wales. It is not a standard. The flag of St David with its yellow cross on a black background has never been Wales' flag, and although the black and yellow/gold colours can be traced back centuries with their association to St David, the flag itself seems to have only surfaced in the early 20th century, so definitely wasn't around during the Tudor period as you've mentioned. The red dragon's association with Wales is far older than a lot of people realise, and has been a symbol of the Britons (now known as the Welsh) since Roman occupation, but maybe from even before that, and has been used by various Welsh kings throughout ancient history to represent the Welsh/Britons. The red dragon even appears in ancient Welsh mythology. Henry Tudor (Henry VII) adopted the Welsh red dragon as his battle standard to represent his Welsh ancestry, adding to it the green and white background to represent the House of Tudor, so maybe this is where you're getting confused in regards to the present day Welsh flag only being a standard. It is not. It is very much a flag, and although the red dragon has been a symbol of the Welsh for nearly two thousand years (and maybe even longer than that), it was only given official status with its green and white background in 1959, now making it the official flag of Wales.

[@cm8692]

What i find interesting about "Little Britain" being Brittany is that in Irish Gaelic, An Bhreatain Bheag corresponds to Wales but literally translates as The Little Britain

[@infadeldog13]

Fantastic video!

[@vegalacerda6097]

What a fantastic video, I learned a lot from it. Thanks very much!

[@dannykits159]

Great video! However, Galicia in the northwest of Spain also has a strong Celtic influence too - they even play bagpipes! Worth a research and its a wonderful place

[@turencmpressor4152]

Daniel Kitson all regions (l believe there are like 3) based on the word “Gaul” have celtic ancestry (Let’s also not forget about Switzerland and their native language)

[@seanseanston]

Are the words Gaul and Gael actually related at all though? Assuming that's what you're implying, anyway. e.g. This link seems to suggest that they're not: www.theapricity.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-117923.html And I'd tend to assume there's no connection in etymology between Gaul and Gael considering they're very different branches of Celtic culture, but I dunno.

[@jackyex]

seanseanston I think Gaul and Gael do have a connection, maybe even with others Celtics, as in the portuguese language (who have a high Celtic influence because of Galicia) call Wales, a Celtic nation "pais de Gales" (It have a similar pronunciation as Gaul) so I guess it have a connection with all the Celtic nations?

[@turencmpressor4152]

Gael isn't derived from Gaul, though. They might have the same origin, ldk and Idc tbh.

[@jackieblue1267]

No they aren't related Gael is a Welsh borrowing into Irish. It is from Old Welsh Guoidel meaning “wild man”, “warrior” which ultimately derives from PIE *weydʰ- (wood, wilderness). So it is from what the Welsh called the Irish. Gaul (Latin Gallia, French Gaule) is the name given by the Romans to the territories where the Celtic Gauls (Latin Galli, French Gaulois) lived, including present France, Belgium, Luxembourg and parts of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany on the west bank of the Rhine, and the Po Valley, in present Italy. The name of Galicia, from the Latin toponym Callaecia, later Gallaecia, related to the name of an ancient tribe that resided north of the Douro river, the Gallaeci or Callaeci in Latin, or Kallaikói (καλλαικoι) in Greek.

[@helensmusings]

The Isle of Man's earliest name was Isle of Manannán, it's named after the Sea God of both the Brythonic and Gaelic Celts, and the Isle was said to have been his home.

[@wunsocknoshooz4128]

Love your presentation. Very well done

[@jamesd.wheeler6190]

Very interesting. Well done and not long winded, good job!

[@eurovisioncyan9550]

Please do:why Shqipëria is called Albania in English?

[@icaricc]

Because it sounds better and is easier to say

[@sohopedeco]

I know it has to do with Italian. It could be a nice video to do with Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, as those three countries have their names in Western European languages come from Italian.

[@pelasgiaillyria1445]

Eurovision Cyan That’s true. Albanians always call themselves “Shqiptarë” but never “Albanian”.

[@SuperGman117]

I believe it's because of an ancient Illyrian tribe that lived there, named the Albanoi by the Greeks.

[@cv4809]

The name shiptar is actually a racist insult.Serbs montenegrins and Macedonians use it to insult Albanians,however in their languages they officially refer to them as albanski

[@AshArAis]

England/English in Irish is Sasana/sasanach, coming from Saxon most likely. Great Britain is Bhreatain Mhór. Scotland is Albain as gaeilge as well.

[@romeblanchard3419]

I knew Sassenach because of Outlander

[@TheBankai1407]

Some speculate that that Albion comes from Albyne who was a princess in old Assyria who was banished and landed in Britain, the Scottish/Pictish history states that there ancestors were Sythian if legend serves me well.

[@taffyducks544]

Muerig ap Tewdrig Yeah, and the Welsh were Cimmerians, Kimmeroi, Gimiri, Khumry, different names for the same people.

[@ebrelus7687]

This sounds very similar as Cumbri. And there really wasn't that much difference between two relatives Celts and their brothers from Steppe where they came from originally(or black sea shores).

[@owenC25]

the welsh word for English is saesneg, very close to sasanach when spoken.

[@memlord2094]

Great video topic

[@mtrethowan]

Informative. Thank you. Cheers.

[@4ltrz555]

I love your videos Patrick! Edit:Thx for the heart

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Amazing well explained. Good job

[@dixgun]

Thank you for the wonderful explanation

[@dmatuzo]

Europe always has really complicated etymology, I love that!

[@nitishsaxena1372]

Matuz every region is like that. It's just that most people are only exposed to the European background. Btw, I'm not sure about the North America regarding my first statement.

[@tinaloflin1174]

I love this. I love the Celts. I also love the study of the origin of language...

[@username65585]

The Celtic languages can be broken into two groups, insular(which includes goidellic and brythonic languages which are still spoke ) Celtic and Continental Celtic which no living languages belong. Although Galicians(Spain not Eastern Europe) no longer speak a Celtic language, they are still co considered a Celtic nation.

[@Qbop]

Really cook vid man

[@nigelbanks3738]

Thanks,.... really informative and interesting !!!!

[@toadstooltadd3843]

I will agree with your sentiments about the Cornish and their choice in food

[@tedbreckner]

Never mind pasties, what about scones with clotted cream!

[@jorisvermalen6879]

There is Galicia in Spain which has Celtic route.

[@Psd863]

Concise, yet informative 🖒

[@yaujj65]

You have the best and probably only channel that talk about etymology

[@turencmpressor4152]

Yau Jia Jun he makes quite big mistakes at times Often due to lacking research and assumptiond

[@Catubrannos]

Kernow is derived from Cornovii, the name of the Celtic tribe and is very similar in form with the main difference being the loss of the vowel at the end. There is no walh element present. Cornwall has the walh element as Cornwall is the English name for the region and comes from Kern(ow) + walh or rather wealas where the name Wales comes from. The Breton spelling of the name preserves the v - Kernev. The full Breton name being Bro Gernev meaning land of the Cornovii. The French name for the region is Cornouaille which is simply a French spelling of the English Cornwall.

[@alcam14]

Make Britain Celtic Again!

[@andrewcourtney2483]

Britain is 55 milion white celtd/norman/viking. Love that.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

I'm afraid to say, Anglo-saxon dominance over the British isles is almost unchangeable. The recent wave of migration may make it ever so slightly more urdu... but not celtic. Sorry m8.

[@seanmcgonegon]

@@moritamikamikara3879 well the rest of the countries are celtic like Ireland 🇮🇪 and

[@JJaqn05]

@@seanmcgonegon Not really

[@NoName-yw1pt]

Britain is Celtic by tradition and will always be

[@petersellers9219]

Nicely made

[@JeremyWS]

Yay, learning is fun. I was watching this while eating breakfast.

[@glenbe4026]

huh. so other than Albion, where did you actually say what the "celts" called Ancient Britain? All you did was go into the celtic names for their own regions. FFS the Romans and Greeks called it the Pretannic/Bretannic Isles, the Welsh called the Brythonic part of Britain, Prydain (which included the non-pictish scottish lowlands), and since the welsh are probably the closest linguistically to the ancient celts of Britain, that is probably is what they called it (and they never called it Alba/Albion)

[@williamt.sherman9841]

it seem likely that both Albion and Britain were used. We have Roman and Greek sources describing the Island with those names. Where their names originate from is uncertain

[@alanfbrookes9771]

According to the Ancient Greeks they called it Pritain. The Greeks mutated this to Britain, which the Romans used. The Ancient Greeks used to trade with the Britons, especially in tin which they bought in Cornwall. I imagine at some stage they asked the Britons what they called themselves, and they answered Pritons, but who knows what that meant in their language? It could have just meant "people". We must also realise that the Ancient Britons were not Celts. They started coming over to Britain from the Continent as the ice retreated, about 12,000 BC. The Celts didn't arrive until about 400 BC. They colonised the place, but they were never more than a small minority. Over the next 400 years the Britons adopted the Celtic language of their conquerors, but they were never Celts.

[@neilkift2144]

and the people were the pretani

[@glenbe4026]

@@alanfbrookes9771 That is one theory, another theory is that the "Celts" (or rather their culture) originated along the Atlantic Trade routes (including Britain) then spread eastward

[@richardmathews6236]

@@neilkift2144 pretani = the painted people

[@KendrixTermina]

So the Welsh called their country "That place where our friends live" Thats soo cute

[@taffyducks544]

KendrixTermina No. Modern academia are lying. The word Cymru comes from the House of Omri!!! The leading family of the ten tribes. Clay tablets were found in the middle east (Assyria) that were translated and it talks about the head family of Isreal showing homage to the assyrian King (the name for this tribe of people the assyrians used?! The Beth Khumry). Khumry was still spelt that way in Wales up until the 14th century or so. Until it was changed to Cymru. Also, they have a saying up until this day....Cymru Am Byth (Wales Forever)...its origins however come from Khumry Am Beth (The House of Omri Forever). Even the term Keltoi mean "those that are Hidden". That's quite a few coincendences hey?!

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@taffyducks544 I... Are you saying that the Welsh named their country after isreal?!

[@melgibson5029]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 No, he’s saying they’re the descendants of the lost tribes of Israel.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@melgibson5029.. That's even dumber somehow

[@teiloturner2760]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 no its really true. Welsh have traced ancesrors to there confirmed. Welsh are darker skinned too of course

[@WeyounSix]

As an american I love the episodes focussing on the british isles. Its all contributing factors to English. It makes sense that English word origin videos be related to England.

[@mrinalinidevi2724]

Great video. And I also loved the music ar the background. May I know what is the name of the music piece and where can I find it?

[@anotheraltaccofhaywire2ele872]

I said it once and I'll say it again: It is pronunce "Alaba".

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

Another Alt Acc of Haywire 2: Electric Boogaloo r/nobodyfuckingcares

[@hinata47d]

You do a video on Samhain, at least around Halloween.

[@tamas5931]

Always wanted to know!

[@trojanette8345]

Great video. Fascinating details. You raced through the detail. Had to slow down the actual speed of video to catch some of the information. All in all it was a good endeavor. I learned a lot. One thought I did have: If Britain was once called, "Alba" it makes me wonder if it's too much of a stretch to wonder whether or not J.K. Rowling mught have had just a little bit of old English or Old Britain in mind when she named one of her HP chararters, Albus Dumbledore.

[@HeyLetsTalkAboutIt]

I’m learning to speak Irish Gaelic. It’s a hell of a cool language once you learn the rules. For the pronunciation of that really long town name in Wales, look up Liam Dutton. Lol it’s impressive

[@inferno_slayer]

How could “Isle of Mann” be a sexist name, that’s idiotic

[@basedpro-ua3470]

Feminists would say that, that name is sexist

[@bestrafung2754]

@@basedpro-ua3470 They probably would, but there's barely any of them left.

[@Sankhretseul]

@@bestrafung2754 they only ever are left

[@noelleggett5368]

I think that was tongue in cheek. The Isle of Mann was named after Manannán Mac Lír, an Irish mythological warrior king and lord of the sea who, according to legend, discovered the island. Mannin Island, County Cork, is another island named after him.

[@erinlacey7929]

🇮🇲 I subscribed because you mentioned the Isle Of Man. And it’s a interesting well made video.

[@caliburncymro7988]

A Greek mariner named Pithaeus sailed aroung the British Isles in the 4th century BC. He said that the natives called their island Pritaen. Descendants of those natives, the Britons or Welsh, still do, changed only slightly after 2000 years, we call it Prydain. P can sometimes become a B, e.g. o Brydain, from Britain.

[@kernowboy137]

What Pytheas said is mostly lost to history however many of his pronouncements where repeated in subsequent work, notably the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus . He called Cornwall/Kernow “Belerrion” (Lands End) where the inhabitants prepared tin and were noted for being friendly and civilised. Indeed, Cornish tin has been found all around the Eastern Mediterranean including Greece, Turkey and Israel. The Nebra Sky Disk in Germany also has gold as well as tin from the Carnon River in Cornwall it has been dated to 1600 BCE. In other words, Cornwall/Kernow, now noted more as a bolthole for London elites, was for millennia an important centre for trade in metals long before Anglo Saxon England existed.

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

When I known what Cornwall is because of a Killian Experience video

[@zennor_man]

Mention for Galicians in NW Spain....fellow Celts...

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Yes hope to visit someday

[@Tony.H03]

Name Explain, what is that background music you're using? CGP Grey uses it too when talking about old Britain, is it related to British history?

[@jacobtaylor9934]

I think your providing a valuable service and etching your rightful place in the internet

[@Tehnodinaroid]

Can you do the Serbian reading system because it is only vocally based.

[@ericesper348]

There is a 7th Nation with a Celtic tougue. Galacia in northern Spain and Portugal lanquage is similar to Breton with a latin(spanish) fusion.

[@xtraktor.]

Are you gonna do a video for Cyprus?

[@mr.knightthedetective7435]

1:20 drinking game, take a shot every time he says island.

[@Miko_Jones]

What Did The Celts Call Ancient Britain? Well this video didn't explain it at all. Grrrr! Shout be titled "What do modern day Celts call their own regions in their own Celtic dialects"

[@coombscharlie]

If it helps, the Welsh for England is Loegr, and the modern Welsh for Britain is Prydain.

[@alanfbrookes9771]

According to the Ancient Greeks they called it Pritain. The Greeks mutated this to Britain, which the Romans used. The Ancient Greeks used to trade with the Britons, especially in tin which they bought in Cornwall. I imagine at some stage they asked the Britons what they called themselves, and they answered Pritons, but who knows what that meant in their language? It could have just meant "people".

[@Surferant666]

Lol are you speaking celt now lmao...

[@Kanohoro]

There isn't really enough information to say for sure, but he's probably right in saying it was known as Alba through-and-through

[@Kanohoro]

He mentioned Alba, which is probably the most likely one, even though there isn't enough information to say for certain

[@Philrc]

at 3:38 the photo of the welsh name is shown for a nano second you need to give it a lot more time 2. awesome Cornish flag well it's ok but why not show people the truly awesome Welsh Flag it's brilliant! It's got a Dragon on it for heavens sake and you don't even mention it! 3. You haven't answered the question of the video!

[@alanfbrookes9771]

The awesome dragon flag of Wales is not the Welsh flag. It's a standard, equivalent to the Scottish standard of a red lion on a yellow background, or the English standard of three red lions on a yellow background. The flag of Wales was originally a yellow cross on a black background. It doesn't appear as part of the Union Flag because by the time James VI of Scotland had become James I of England, and they created the new Union Flag, Wales had already been absorbed into England under the Tudors.

[@owenC25]

The word is llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch its a welsh village name

[@Catubrannos]

@@owenC25 Which is not the original name. The rest of it was included to promote the area to tourists. Even the original name is quite long and means in English St. Mary's pool of the white hazels - Llanfair (St Mary's) pwll (pool - go figure) gwyn gyll (white hazel trees). Also nice to see the similar name for hazel in the Celtic languages - collen in Welsh (pl. cyll), coll in Gaelic.

[@ClaribelleC]

@@alanfbrookes9771 I know I've already replied to you in a previous comment, but I think it's important to get across the facts for anyone else who may be reading what you've written. The red dragon flag on a green and white background *IS* the official flag of Wales, and has been the official flag of Wales since 1959, although the red dragon has been associated with, and used by, the Welsh/Britons for nearly two thousand years, and maybe for even longer than that. The flag of St David with its yellow/gold cross on a black background has never been the flag of Wales, with its present-day design being relatively new - from around the early 20th century. Henry VII did adopt the red dragon of Wales on his battle standard to represent his Welsh ancestry in the 15th century, so maybe this is where you are getting confused. But the red dragon on a green and white background *IS* the official flag of Wales, and is definitely *NOT* a standard. And yes, it is awesome! :)

[@patrickhodson8715]

You need to make a video about why your pronounce patron and patreon the same?

[@darthxerxes5468]

I rolled in my bed like I was having a seizure yelling "I KNEW ITTTTTT" when you said Scottish albíon was the origin for fables albíon!

[@presidenttogekiss635]

Immigrated, aka, invaded, subjugated the native people and erased their culture.

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

Similar to what is happening once again....

[@Jotari]

Yes.

[@dailymass4924]

@Jonathan [British Imperialist] Stop being a pussy, the English conquered the land, there is no shame in that, by denying it you are dishonoring your ancestors.

[@dailymass4924]

@Jonathan [British Imperialist] I know, but it was true, the Celtic tribes did have control over the Island, and the Anglo Saxons did come and invade their land.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

I don't recall it being as violent as you suggest, but the end result is the same, the Celtic people's culture and population was destroyed by the Anglo-Saxon immigration and out-breeding of the celts. Don't regret it at all though, Though it is sad to see them go.

[@thaluthathaluth3246]

+Name Explain St Alban was the first Christian Martyr of England...

[@chrismusix5669]

Thank you for not saying 'Selts'. THANK YOU!! (wipes tear from eye)

[@scmtuk3662]

The irony with this is sort of interesting. The word derives from the Greek word "Κελτοί" or "Keltoi", pronounced with a hard "k" sound, from which the Latin "Celta" (plural: "Celtae") is derived, however, during the 1st century, a process of palatalisation changed the hard "k" sound in to a soft "s" sound in the Latin language, where a 'c' was followed by a vowel such as Celtae. This pronunciation was taken into the French language (which is derived from Roman, hence "Romance language"), whereas the "k" pronunciation was taken into German. Both pronunciations were taken into the English language. The modern English word originated in the 18th century, and was pronounced with an "s" sound, until the mid 19th century, where the "k" pronunciation was advocated. The "s" pronunciation was still popular through the 19th and early 20th century, however the "k" pronunciation took over as the norm, where the "s" pronunciation is, as most people know, generally only used when referring to the names of sports teams suh as Celtic Football Club. However, historically, and technically, the word can be pronounced either way. There is no right or wrong way. "keltic" is considered normal, now, however "seltic" was normal only about 150 years ago. It may have fallen out of common use, but it's not necessarily incorrect.

[@lancelot717]

Wow. An actually engaging model for patreon use. It's like I have seen a unicorn

[@CrazyMonkey679]

Celtic Nation gang 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇲

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Galicia in Spain is also Celtic but their language is extinct due Spanish suppression. How about your next video on name explaining be on Galicia

[@skeleton2082]

Galician is a Romance language not a Celtic language

[@RedInferno112]

Actually, the -ow in Kernow is pronounced as in "low" rather than "now." Thanks for the shout out though!

[@AlannaKathy]

Fab video, and nice to see Isle of Man included 😁 Although Ellan Vannin is just pronounced how it looks 🙈😂 ELL-an VAN-in.

[@countrybumpkin339]

I’ve got red hair. I am a Celt and proud. I come from the border of Wales. My family passed on so many ancient traditions. I am now passing it on to my grandchildren. The first thing I learned as a child.... The difference between Anglo Saxons and Celts. Wales is Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Shropshire is Salop., part of which was Cymru until Henry VIII wanted Ludlow for himself.

[@Platyfurmany]

As a confirmed Anglophile, I especially love your videos on all the place-names of the British Islands! Keep up the great work.

[@drewdurnilisdaddy6075]

Edward Cabaniss ireland is not anglo

[@Platyfurmany]

Hi "Drew Durnil is daddy." You are correct, but I do not know the correct term which would include Ireland as well. If you know it, I would appreciate your wisdom in this matter. Thank you.

[@drewdurnilisdaddy6075]

Edward Cabaniss peole would say the brittish iles, atlantic archipelago, pritonic iles or the iles, britian and ireland, you can use what you wsnt

[@Platyfurmany]

Does not "the British Islands" fit within your suggestions, given its similarity to "the British Isles?" I was under the impression your disagreement was about my term, "Anglophile." If I am again mistaken, please forgive me.

[@drewdurnilisdaddy6075]

Edward Cabaniss i do., iwas just saying some names for it

[@moargames2179]

I appreciate (and miss) their (the Cornish, of course) pasties. Yay for Cornish Pasties!

[@cymropwyhofficymru1470]

the welsh word for wales Cymru(north) and Gymru(south) references two ancient celtic words being cymro/cymra meaning fellow countryman which now means Welshman (cymra isnt a word but what i believe to be the original word because Cymro-cymru to cymraeg aswell as kembra in Kernoweg doesnt make sense) as well as Combrogi/Cymbrogi meaning something similar to a brother in arms or a sword brother

[@chrisfryer3118]

what about northern spain?

[@arpitarunmishra]

Albion? (before starting the video)

[@denizmetint.462]

Arpit Mishra Yo

[@LilySaintSin]

Arpit Mishra Yup!

[@taffyducks544]

Arpit Mishra Prydain in Welsh!

[@mightymite3958]

Good job, real history is always the best

[@blueraven3315]

I think strange people of the horn fits the Cornish really well

[@Shashu_the_little_Voidling]

Can you not roll your Rs? It sound like you're saying Bleizh and Bletagne

[@timomastosalo]

The island of Ireland from a r dropper sounds like the Eyeland of Eyeland, aye? Sorry, that's how I hear it.

[@tomcrowell6697]

Did you do one on ancient God's and goddess's like the troop or the firbolg and fomori, or sons of mil? Lots of great stuff in British history. Like the vansdyke and related Arthurian myth etc.

[@tristanroberts8016]

So I'm American but my great grandfather came over to the US from Cornwall and my father and I have been about Cornwall since we found his journal. We found the family we descend from. Apparently his grandmother has a cornish pasty recipe that he and I should really try soon. I've looked for Cornish (Kernowek), but to no avail.

[@andrewcourtney2483]

Cannot help your search but Cornwall is a magical place. Its latin name is Cornubia, ('land of the saints') and when i visit St. Just or one of the many Cornwall towns named for a saint then I'm strongly moved by the Christian sense of space. Very subjective and not to be missed. St. David's in south wales is a fine starting point for such a tour.

[@Camel9991]

Do a video about the stupidity of translating to and calling "Belarus" "White Russia" in English ;) But really. Explaining the difference beetwen Rus'/Ruthenia and Russia and why there is country "White Rus'=Bela Rus''" and also historical regions of Black and Red Rus' would be nice :) (As I found it has roots with naming the parts of World by Mongols/Tatars) Greetings from Poland. I find your channel very interesting!

[@winkleperiwinkle808]

in italian it used to be called Russia Bianca (White Russia) too. i think it was just the literal translation of "beliy" (white) + Rus.

[@Camel9991]

But Rus' is not Russia. It's like calling whole Britain "England".

[@Y4R05L4V]

Why translating is stupid? Czarnogóra should be Montenegro as well?

[@Camel9991]

Cause "rus" in "Belarus" does not mean "Russia" but "Ruś" and it is not the same.

[@Camel9991]

In Polish lang we don't call it "BiałoROSJA", right? If we would like to translate it the best would be "White Ruthenia" then.

[@michaelcherbini9503]

you forgot to include Galicia in northwestern Spain.

[@jackieblue1267]

They aren't included as a Celtic nation because they don't have a Celtic language. Many areas of Europe were Celtic in the past.

[@neptuneandtrident]

Northwest portugal too! People are begining to search for the old languages and culture. Soon it will all be like waking up from a long sleep

[@fragolegirl2002]

JackieBlue1 does culture and race not count? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS0lpmtl5djqMk

[@skeleton2082]

Das Slim chance of it being revived but it’s not impossible.

[@the_khuzdul1657]

Could you so a video on the longest place name in the world?

[@jacobfishel8913]

If you like pasties, you should pay a visit to northern Michigan at some point! Maybe a Name Explain episode on Michigan could be in the works?

[@pantslizard]

"ALBION!?!" HA. Got it, I was Right. :>)

[@rjlchristie]

You might consider allowing even a microsecond of respite between your sentence delivery. Your video is paced like like a bloody TV infomercial. That sort of non-stop assault on the ears is designed not to inform but elicit irrational reactions. Listeners are sure to take in your information more effectively if you allow them to consider it more deeply before throwing the next fact at them. Listen to the greats, David Attenborough for example.

[@EvsEntps]

It's the millennial know-it-all style.

[@nordis2010]

I love that sign 3:36

[@Solid_Brownies]

Could you make a video about the rivers of South America? no Idea if they have a cool story behind them, I just like how they sound "Paraná" "Urubamba"... idk, I like those words

[@jamierae5185]

Yo, great video but there's some details I thought you should know; Scottish Gaelic is pronounced 'gah-lick' rather than 'gay-lick' and Alba is pronounced like 'Allah-bah'. Móran taing bho Jamie.

[@Catubrannos]

@boo boo Except Alba sounds more like Ulla Puh while Allah sounds like Uh Lar.

[@innesmacneil]

Jamie Rae remember, when you’re spelling in Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) you always use graves (àèìòù) as when you speak in Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge), that’s when your use accents (áéíóú) :)

[@Declan_Moriarty]

They should be renamed the Celtic Isles!

[@howtubeable]

But if the name Celt is also of Latin origin, what would be the point?

[@adammac3522]

@@howtubeable Because Ireland isn't British, it's why the Irish Government rejects the term British Isles. It's not accurate.

[@arescue]

It would be super cool if you created an app with your commentary that would play depending on where the user is standing in the UK. That would be really fun. I would pay $10 for it.

[@regularguy8110]

Enjoyed your video. Could you explore if the "Brettons" (Britons forced to leave by the Anglo-Saxon invasion) accompanied William the Bastard as a way of reconquering the land they were kicked out of centuries earlier.