Wales

It must be galling for the Welsh people that the name of their country, Wales, should derive from the Anglo-Saxon word 'wealas', which means 'foreigners'. Wales was the name given to this Celtic homeland by Anglo-Saxons who were, after all, the foreigners who invaded Britain. It is hard to believe that the Welsh people still tolerate such a name. Welsh Gaelic speakers, of which there are still many, prefer to refer to their country as 'Cymry', the old Celtic name for their homeland, pronounced 'cumrye', which means 'fellow countrymen'.