Why Did Abyssinia Change Its Name To Ethiopia?

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[Ulas_Aldag]

Ethiopia is such an interessting country. Rich in history and culture.

[bonecanoe]

They didn't want to be the first country covered by Geography Now because they wanted Barby to refine his craft a bit before he got to them, but they didn't want to wait so long that it would be 2085 before they were covered, so they went with an "E" name.

[uekiguy]

If you've never tried Ethiopian food, you should seek it out. It is a world-class cuisine.

[kiberenigestsebez]

You have given some incorrect information, the name Abyssinia is European term or reference to the abesha (habesha) people. Habesha is synonymous with Ethiopia for Ethiopians. Don’t forget that traditionally and in present day rural Ethiopia, no Ethiopians knows or heard the name Abyssinia. This word- Abyssinia came to be in use by Europeans sometimes after 1860s and they (European) dropped the word habesha from their writings . Before that period, for example in 15th century European writers like Baltazar Téllez (1595–1675), the author of the Historia General de Etiopía Alta (Coimbra, 1660), Refer Ethiopia as Ethiopia not as Abyssinia. Ethiopian king by the name ezana around 4th century had have coin on which the word Ethiopia was printed . therefore, don’t misinform us by saying Abyssinia changed its name to Ethiopia . that is incorrect

[charlieblah]

In greek mythology the son of Helios stole his father's son chariot. He crashed from the heavens and burnt the ground, creating dessert and burnt the skin of those living there. I think that is the best explanation of why Greeks would refer to Ethiopians as people with burnt skin

[arescue]

Fun fact, Abyssinian cats are beautiful.

[mfzhzjb]

You got it WRONG. Ethiopia did not came from Greek. The Greek name translation is the story develop by Europeans. The Name Ethiopia exist even before the Greek nation exist. Iytop is the grand son of Cush. Read Old Testment Books Genesis, Psalms, Moses and King Solomon Books. You will find Ethiopia. The Greek nation didn't exists that time. How the nation exists thousands years later were able give a name for the people lived before. Don't make sense. You need to correct your video.

One of Adam son Named Orite establish Ethiopia.
Ethiopians knows our history origin and naming. Don't give your hypothesis as true justification.

[TedlaMelakuERC]

The background music sounds Central or West African, which doesn't represent Ethiopian culture. This keeps happening in almost every western documentary or video about Ethiopia. Abyssinians/Ethiopians have their own musical instruments and sounds.

[LarzGustafsson]

I've been there twice. I got married there on January 21, 1990.

[seanregehr]

Ethiopia is not a Greek name. That is a lie. Ethiopia means the good land and is the foundation that borne the greatness of all of Egypt. Aethiopia/Ethiopia is also the correct and True name of what is today so called "Africa". Even the so called "South Atlantic ocean" is a lie and is Truly called the Ethiopic ocean.

The Greek explanation you gave is simply the Greek interpretation of a word that is not native to their tongue.

[yonashaile]

Ethiopia is Ethiopia since ever. Just Europeans and the Arabs are calling the country Abyssinia and Habesha, respectively.
Very old Ethiopia scriptures call the country Ethiopia. Please, check your sources.

[RasGoshu]

Facts the maker of this video has no clue about:-

1) Never in her thousands of years of history, Ethiopia, has ever been called Abyssinia.
Abyssinia is a name colonial minded European powers with their so called academics, tried to impose on the country in the 19th century.
This way, they figured, the would divorce the people from their biblical name "Ethiopia" to their Arabic derived and Latinized name "Abyssinia" and make it easier for their purpose in their mad scramble to colonize Africa.
2)Ethiopia does not mean "burnt face" neither the name itself is of Greek origin.
Before the tiny islands of Ionia and the Aegean peninsula became a polity to become a nation known as Greece around 700 b.c, Ethiopia was already thousands years old. The latter name can not name the former, that is absurd!
More over, the classical Greek word for black or burnt (as they say) is not "Aithiop" or the nonsense that they spew, the superlative adjective for black in Greek is "melanochros" not Aethiop!
3)Ethiopia is a name derived from the old Ethiopic (Ge'ez) language which can be translated only in Ethiopic script.
Ethiop, is the grandson of the biblical son of Noah, Kush.
Ethiop, which can be translated to "yellow gold" in the Ethiopic language is the the King who lent his his name to present Ethiopia, as the father of the rainbow people of Ethiopians and most of the present "ethnic" groups.

[cbkkeif]

But you forgot to mention that Ethiopia became the only independent country because of thier bravery victory at the battle of Adwa.

[LeullBSwagin]

This is VERY WRONG my friend! Ethiopia came from the name of a very ancient Ethiopian king Ityop! Not from the two Greeks words! There just happen to be a Greek word that sounds somewhat similar. Plus Ethiopia’s so called darker skinned population is smaller compared to the majority that are brown so it wouldn’t even make sense to name it after a word that means “burnt face”

[yaredhailegiorgis]

We Ethiopians have never used the name Abyssinia to refer to our country. It is mainly foreigners especially European who used the term Abyssinia.

[Akuki]

It is completely wrong; the name Ethiopia comes from the peoples who follow the wise King Ethop (King Ethop is a man who wisely rule the northern part of the country, specifically around the lake of Tana and the Nile source regions. King Ethop is claimed to be the son of old testament Melchizedek. By the way still the name Melchizedek is very common in current Ethiopia). With this small background, if you follow king Rastafari you will be known as Rastafarian, similarly these peoples who follow the wise King Ethop teachings and way of life were known as Ethopian. At that time, Ethopians were very famous in philosophy and writings; even that era is claimed to be the origin of current Ethiopian art, which is completely different from other arts of the globe. Anyway due to the popularity of the wise King Ethop and his followers (known as Ethopian), the Greeks come to visit them. After the Greeks complete their visit, they went back home; in their home (in Greek) peoples ask them how this great wise King and his followers look like? did they look like us? Then the visitors respond to the question by saying they are like sun burned individual. After that when the Greeks see sun burned individual they ask him or her are you a follower of Ethop. For further information read the old books of Greeks, these visitors wrote books about the greatness of King Ethop and his followers (known as Ethopian). This clearly shows you the name Ethiopia comes as a reference to peoples who follow the wise King Ethop.

[bimbi.entertainment]

There was an Axumite king named Ethiopis (Aethiopis) during the Axum civilization. Some argue the country's name is not an entirely Greek name because of that. Curious, don't you think?

[fingernailclipper]

Woah I didn’t know Ethiopia used to be named Abyssinia! Thanks for once again enlightening me! :D

[youhannamagedfares]

Actually the Arabic name corresponding with Abyssinia is pronounced Habasha (حبشة) Not Habasa

[DianaMarisol.]

Just yesterday I watched a video about Ethiopia´s history.