The Names & History Of Mauritius

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    When Did The Dodo Become Extinct?: www.nature.com/articles/426245a

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  • @NameExplain
    @NameExplain  3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    RIP Dodo. Press F to pay respect for the dumb birb.

  • @noadookun6269
    @noadookun6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    As a Mauritian citizen, I'm so glad this video exists. 🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺
    R.I.P SAJ btw

    • @whataworldwelivein1624
      @whataworldwelivein1624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi 🇮🇳❤🇲🇺

    • @nvkeerthana760
      @nvkeerthana760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what languages is Mauritian creole a mixture of ?

    • @noadookun6269
      @noadookun6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nvkeerthana760 I'd say English and French. Although it is much closer to French.

    • @jturn103
      @jturn103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aww.. cool. My great great great great great grandmother Marie Whitty was born in 1832 on Grand Riviere West, Port Louis, Mauritius lle de France

    • @saulgoodmanKAZAKH
      @saulgoodmanKAZAKH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      İt's very rare seeing a person from an island country on the İnternet! Hello from 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

  • @rizzo_grt
    @rizzo_grt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    4:45 given that the Portuguese saw a kind of mouse from Peru and gave it the name "Guinea Pig" anyways, the fact that a dodo looks nothing like a swan is probably irrelevant.

    • @e1123581321345589144
      @e1123581321345589144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's not like English is innocent of these bad names. Take pineapples or turkeys for example

    • @windowstudios45alt
      @windowstudios45alt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@e1123581321345589144 turkeys are named after turkey, because they were named after the guinea fowls the Turkish sold.

    • @e1123581321345589144
      @e1123581321345589144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@windowstudios45alt I know that. doesn't make a good name though.

  • @damndanielthesuctioncupdan
    @damndanielthesuctioncupdan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    ngl Name Explain is an underrated channel

  • @dorianbrlic8632
    @dorianbrlic8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was waiting for this so long because Dodo bird comes from Mauritius and my name is Dorian and everybody calls me Dodo and I love that bird lol :3 and it didnt even die that long ago as dinosaurs because it died when Europeans came there

    • @projectreracccty4764
      @projectreracccty4764 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dorus son of Héllen was the ancestor of the Dorians and his name comes from Doris the daughter of Oceanus the half sibling of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
      When explaining how Mauritius, Oceania got its name don't forget about Oceanus the son of Uranus (Noah) and Gaia (Tytea)
      Tinôs was the short name for Effuntenus son of Phut and grandson of Ham.
      Efun White Earth tradition derives from his name Effuntenus.
      Mauritius is pronounced môˈriSHəs as in moriches and Marichi and also spelled Marishi and the Romanized version Marīci and he was the son of Brahma (Hambra) and Kashyapa was the son of Marichi where we get the English word for "cash" since it is pronounced kăsh (kaSH) and Sanskrit Mārīcī means "ray of light" and Hebrew yapa means "to shine".
      This is why in the movie La Bamba, Connie played by Rosanna DeSoto says Not Ritchie, Not Ritchie, not my Ritchie, Bob referring to her "ray of light", so the name for the Mariachi bands (Mexico) traces its roots back to India.
      Mauritius pronounced môˈriSHəs is connected to the Moors (Portuguese maps), so it makes sense that it is similar to Moorish's.
      Mormon is pronounced ˈmôrm(ə)n and Mauritania is pronounced ˌmôrəˈtānēə and Atlantean pronounced ətˈlan(t)ēən notice the words "tan" and "tea" so we can tell its connected to Titan (Thai Tan) as in Tytea (Thai Tea) tea originates in China and she was the wife of Pontus another name for Noah.
      Maia pronounced ˈmīə and ˈmā(y)ə a spelling variation of Maya the daughter of Atlas a king of the Atlanteans.
      Queen Lahamu "Mu" "Moo" was described aa a queen of the Mayans and Mayan is pronounced ˈmīən
      Notice how the Mayan pronounced ˈmīən is similar to the name of Mian County in Hànzhōng, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi) China.
      Qingu "Kingu" was a brother of Queen Lahamu and Kingyu is the name of a Japanese restaurant located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
      Isn't it very interesting that scientists came up with the genus Mammut similar to Mummu the brother of Queen Mu and where the word "mummy" could have derived from, and mummy pronounced ˈməmē could have been an original word for mommy pronounced ˈmämē notice how their very similar.
      (Lammasu)
      I wonder if he has any connection to Lammas Day or Loaf Mass experts state that it comes from Old English hlāfmæsse and the hlāf means "loaf" and mæssse means "mass".
      Queen Lahamu married Lamassu, and his symbol is the winged creature with the bearded head of a human and the body of a bull or a lion and notice the name of the Chinese Lions of Fo and I wonder if this lion or dog breed traces back to Phoë "Phoe" his name is also spelled Fo the son of Enosh.
      Nemed "Nimeth" the ancestor of the Nemedians and through his sons he was the ancestor of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Fomorians and the Fir Bolg.
      Phoe his name is also seen as Fuh in some ancient texts a spelling variation of the Fo of the name Fomorians.
      The name for the Māori Tuatahi axes pronounced Two-Ah-Tah-Hee is similar to the name Tuatha Dé Danann and the native American name Two Hatchet and notice how the word Toothache pronounced ˈto͞oTHˌāk and Hatchet pronounced ˈhaCHət are also similar.
      Mastadon derives from mastós "breast" and odoús "tooth".
      Notice his connection to the word mastós "breast" and imagine his name as
      Lamastudon or Lamas Tudon who else agrees that his name is connected with the now extinct mastodon and the Land of Mu was probably populated with large amounts of mastodons.
      Lahamu is the grandmother of Ki mother of Enlil and son of Noah.
      The last name for the actor Lorenzo Lamas is similar and is traced back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain and many of them lived in the parish of Lammas in England.
      The ancient Yucatan city of Màayapáan (Mayapan) and Maaya is a name found in India and it refers to Lakshmi (Emzara) the wife of Vishnu (Noah)
      Her name Lakshmi can be spelled Lakshumu similar to Lahamu and her name Emzara means "mother of Sarai a spelling variation of "sire" the male parent of an animal, especially a stallion or bull kept for breeding, so she is connected to Animal husbandry the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fiber, milk, or other products.

  • @joriskuipers4112
    @joriskuipers4112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    As Stadholder, Maurice/Maurits was (mostly) the leader of Dutch army.

    • @DarwinskiYT
      @DarwinskiYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought he was one of King Jullian's subordinates

    • @grantwells4491
      @grantwells4491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DarwinskiYT he was

  • @foxyfoxtrot8541
    @foxyfoxtrot8541 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I adore these videos from Name Explain. I always learn something new. You have a beautiful, friendly and calm voice. The videos are never too loud. I really love that. I totally agree with Bob Ross. He didn't want to shout to people either. In my opinion, knowledge should always be given without shouting.
    Thank you for explaining the name of this beautiful island. It is one of my favorite places on earth. I am so grateful to have spendt some time there, years ago. Also lovely to see Mauritians (hope I said that right) in the comments! :-D

  • @furrydoggo
    @furrydoggo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice video man

  • @dookashj
    @dookashj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally something about my country on TH-cam…my kids love to learn about Mauritius since we don’t get to go very often living here in the USA.

  • @DheeRamchandStudios
    @DheeRamchandStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Just a heads up that Rodrigues is pronounced as "Ro-drigz" and not "Ro-drig-ez."
    At least, not locally

  • @berdooli3326
    @berdooli3326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spent spring break in Mauritius two weeks before the pandemic shut the world down, it’s a really cool place!

  • @jerrytuerke6950
    @jerrytuerke6950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the channel, wish I could hear it

  • @neeteenramhit2552
    @neeteenramhit2552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am from mauritius

  • @AdriLeemput
    @AdriLeemput 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maurice was the brother of the grandfather of William (as in "William and Mary')
    I know it is a weird link, but this brother (Frederick Henry did inherit some Stadthouder-titles).
    That is according to Dutch wikipedia

  • @Void-Element
    @Void-Element ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:27 That cluster of Islands in the far right wasn't "Saint Brandon", it was the Chagos Archipelago, St Brandon is just another minor sand island situated to the North west of auritius.

  • @user-kd5fk7wy6r
    @user-kd5fk7wy6r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    10:08 you wrote Mauritius wrong

  • @michaelko999
    @michaelko999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi from Mauritius !!!

  • @KondiiM12
    @KondiiM12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please do zambia and Zimbabwe and their history!! Love your videos❤️

  • @tommycosmos6862
    @tommycosmos6862 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want to see more Mauritian bodies and faces represented in the media! Upon searching my history as a Mauritian, I've found this video and it's quite informative

  • @redflame21
    @redflame21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    9:24 Hip hip hooray! (I am a Brit)

  • @keras_saryan
    @keras_saryan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Cerne/cirne" doesn't mean "swan" in Portuguese, that would be "cisne".

    • @Pedro-tm6ue
      @Pedro-tm6ue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe it's an old version of "cisne"?
      I'm Portuguese but I'm not sure

    • @sohopedeco
      @sohopedeco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "Cerne" can be translated as "core" nowadays, e.g. "o cerne da madeira"=the wood core. I don't know if the word "cirne" exists.

    • @sion8
      @sion8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The only thing I can think of is that he mistook the ⟨R⟩ for the ⟨S⟩ without knowing.🤷‍♂️

    • @roanvanslooten979
      @roanvanslooten979 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cirne
      Cirne, m. O mesmo que cisne. Cf. Sousa, Vida do Arceb., III, 35.

  • @AD-jq7ow
    @AD-jq7ow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You forgot the Chagos archipelago as part of Mauritius

    • @zjzr08
      @zjzr08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's British, so it's understandable why there's some bias there, with the archipelago being claimed by UK, only to be ruled out by the International Courts in 2020.

    • @quidam_surprise
      @quidam_surprise 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zjzr08
      By the way, how did this thing progress with the pandemic ?

  • @damndanielthesuctioncupdan
    @damndanielthesuctioncupdan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    🇲🇺: YES!

  • @thebananasinpyjamas4175
    @thebananasinpyjamas4175 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should talk about all the funny town names in mauritus

  • @altrag3748
    @altrag3748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Mauiritus"

  • @KieranDeane
    @KieranDeane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okokokok as a Mauritian I thank you

  • @Jack-ql4ij
    @Jack-ql4ij 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do the saychlles

  • @okapijohn4351
    @okapijohn4351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just google: "On the ancient Portuguese name of Mauritius: Ilha do Cirne" It has nothing to do with swans.

  • @fariesz6786
    @fariesz6786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    some people call it Space Cowboy Island

  • @jeanluc1420
    @jeanluc1420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mahé de la Bourdonais (pronounced: boor-Don-ey) ;)

  • @smokingstrong
    @smokingstrong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    F....and also i have a few towns in my state in nj named after the orange family

  • @k3rs447
    @k3rs447 ปีที่แล้ว

    You forgot to add Chagos Island, it has recently become part of Mauritius officially. Approved by UN.

  • @_jeff65_
    @_jeff65_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paris started as an island on the Seine River, that's why it's called "L'ile de France".

  • @MaryCeleste86
    @MaryCeleste86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Today I learned that Mauritius is only 2/3 the size of Gotland, which has 60,000 inhabitants.

  • @sreeiop3020
    @sreeiop3020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1st F to pay respect
    2nd Let's not forget about the dispute of Chagos Archipelago

  • @DadSkool
    @DadSkool 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you sound exactly the same as the guy on the yt channel Ancient Architect. Is that you, If not he cloned your voice which is very unique with how you lower your tone at the end of each sentence. You are both researching the past...Its you isnt it.

  • @saulgoodmanKAZAKH
    @saulgoodmanKAZAKH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is Mauritius said as 'Mav-ree-kee' in my language? Why so different?

  • @LazyAndFabulous
    @LazyAndFabulous 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:00
    There some word discrepancy here...

  • @bibisanaasabah8488
    @bibisanaasabah8488 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I libe in Mauritius

  • @fedoralord3607
    @fedoralord3607 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was actually named after Dragan Djilas

  • @Keegodd
    @Keegodd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you forgot the Chagos Islands

  • @surendersingal2192
    @surendersingal2192 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you sir, great explanation about history.
    Irony is that British took indians all over for 300 years, so now there are lotsa Indians. They should have promoted causes of environment

  • @Km30031
    @Km30031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    🇲🇺!!!!

    • @apeman9238
      @apeman9238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I see that there is a town with the same name as my country in your country, located in the savana district.

  • @PrymalDyno
    @PrymalDyno 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mauritius on land looks like donetsk and lugansk people's republic

  • @thepingusdingus2918
    @thepingusdingus2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mauritisus

  • @kailomonkey
    @kailomonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    VOLUME ISSUES: Having informed Patrick any way I could on the consistent sound balance issues in his midweek videos for a short while, he addressed the issue :) So I'm editing this no-longer-needed report to better represent that, and thank Patrick for listening and making things better for his viewers. :)

    • @Iamtheliquor
      @Iamtheliquor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know its a shame that you get to watch FOR FREE

    • @kailomonkey
      @kailomonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patrick seems like the kind of guy who would care about people with issues such a noise triggered PTSD so I make this statement assuming he somehow has missed the problem and would definitely seek to address it. Good friends let you know when you have something on your face.

    • @emizerri
      @emizerri 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Iamtheliquor people should have pride in what they create, especially when its so easy to fix

    • @Iamtheliquor
      @Iamtheliquor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kailomonkey good friends would have worded it better

    • @kailomonkey
      @kailomonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Iamtheliquor I did in previous videos. That's why it's worded 'louder'

  • @sdspivey
    @sdspivey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Stop to refuel?" Their ships ran on wind, something that you don't have to gather.
    While the word "mascara" doesn't come from Mascarene, I think those that wear mascara are dodos.

  • @frazzleboi2821
    @frazzleboi2821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2

  • @weathermankaku8369
    @weathermankaku8369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Voice too low, dude. Too Too Too Low.

  • @parveshramjutton7568
    @parveshramjutton7568 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Today rainforest makes only 18% of the country we should thank the colonisers for deforesting Mauritius as they wanted to cultivate sugar👌🏿😡😡😡😡

  • @yajneshramchurn8502
    @yajneshramchurn8502 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, I'm from Mauritius🇲🇺
    You made 2 mistakes in the video;
    1. Mauritius is written like this "Mauris" in French.
    2. There is also the Chagos Archipelago that form part of the Republic of Mauritius

    • @AD-jq7ow
      @AD-jq7ow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eu ..no in créole it's Moris not Mauris

  • @frazermabusa4380
    @frazermabusa4380 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    your voice is frastrating

  • @Celine_Black
    @Celine_Black 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm grateful to Mitch for showing me this video
    🙋‍♀️🥹

  • @dookashj
    @dookashj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally something about my country on TH-cam…my kids love to learn about Mauritius since we don’t get to go very often living here in the USA.

    • @anonymoususer8895
      @anonymoususer8895 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You don’t live in the US. You’re a lying troll.