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List of places named after people
This is a summary of country name etymologies.. Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata; Bolivia – Simón Bolívar; Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva; Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo); Cook Islands – Captain James Cook; Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic