Hibernia

Hibernia is the Roman Latin name for the island of Ireland. The Romans referred to the North of Ireland as Scotia after the Scotti who lived there.

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Hibernia may derive from the Latin term hibernus that translates as wintery.

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Another possibility is that Hibernia is derived from Ivernia, which in turn is latinised Ierne. Ierne was the name given to Ireland Pytheas of Massilia, the Greek merchant and explorer from the 4th Century BC and may derive from Erin the mythological name for Ireland. As recently as the early 20th century, "Ivernian" was used among the educated in Britain to refer to Hibernia.

Roman: Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and several geographic locations....

Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

Ireland: :This page is about the island of Ireland. For the political territories on the island, see Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the History section below....

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