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Why Do The Dominican Republic & Dominica Have Such Similar Names?

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  • @NameExplain
    @NameExplain  5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Are you watching from either of these countries? If not have you ever been to either of them?

    • @randomgamerdude98
      @randomgamerdude98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      My family is from the Dominican Republic but I was born and raised in NYC where they are celebrating Dominican Day Parade on my birthday in 2 weeks🇩🇴🇩🇴 ¡Que viva la República Dominicana!

    • @creater-wj6cg
      @creater-wj6cg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeah. I'm from Dominica and I have to explain myself why I don't speak Spanish and the difference between the countries. It's annoying. Thanks for this video

    • @creater-wj6cg
      @creater-wj6cg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@K1ngKrunch 🤣🤣☠

    • @vtron9832
      @vtron9832 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes I’ve been to the Dominican Republic to Punta Cana

    • @josephmanz21
      @josephmanz21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Here, i'm from DR

  • @MichaelOrtega
    @MichaelOrtega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I was Born in Santo Domingo. You finally covered my Country! Thank you for your research.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Michael Ortega Hey my friend I am half Dominican 🇩🇴 and haft Danish 🇩🇰 and I born in Denmark 🇩🇰 and I live in Denmark 🇩🇰 too my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Michael Ortega Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @stikupartist3698
      @stikupartist3698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jonathanthomsen6440 no dr is not like Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is colonized by the u.s. Dr is a sovereign country. I'm Puerto Rican, we can't do anything without permission from the United states. Also, Dominicans treat the Haitians very bad. They beat and mistreat them whenever possible and even exile their descendants from DR for being of Haitian decent. Look it up.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      stikupartist 3 is so sadly for you, because you’re not know this about your own country and and you know nothing about your own country my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      stikupartist 3 Yeah I have do that and I am right and I am not wrong and but you are actually wrong on that point, but you are wrong my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @Ocaljr
    @Ocaljr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Me: Are you Dominican or Dominican?
    Them: Yes.

    • @danielon0987
      @danielon0987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I'm Dominican, from the Republic

    • @Bakanyork
      @Bakanyork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Im 🇩🇴🔥🔥

    • @daliacapellan
      @daliacapellan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Si

    • @domthebomb7067
      @domthebomb7067 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oui

    • @winiferlive
      @winiferlive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @korinamassicott5044
    @korinamassicott5044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Dominican here 🇩🇲. I can’t explain how many times I’ve had to correct people about where I’m from. I even had to convince 2 French teacher’s on different occasions that my country actually existed by using Google maps, after realising that the word for Dominica almost nether appeared in French dictionaries. It’s a daily struggle. Sending love nevertheless.

    • @keyh8743
      @keyh8743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know this is an old post, but I once had a teacher tell me it didn’t exist too🤦🏽‍♀️ (my mom is from there btw)

    • @breeziisammy907
      @breeziisammy907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      and the fact that both of them are called Dominicans but one is pronounced DO-MI-NI-CAN and the I get is DO-MI-NÉE-CAN and then people have the guts to try and correct me it pisses me off

    • @breeziisammy907
      @breeziisammy907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@keyh8743 same for my mom too

    • @breeziisammy907
      @breeziisammy907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@keyh8743 if they don’t know all the islands in the Caribbean and I’m talking every single small island then they don’t need to be a teacher and it’s kinda embarrassing for a student to correct a teacher

    • @nysportsfan2576
      @nysportsfan2576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      As a Dominican 🇩🇴 I’ve always wondered about Dominicans 🇩🇲 having to correct themselves all the time lol

  • @juniornunez321
    @juniornunez321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Me, a Spanish speaker: Ah yes, Saint Sunday.
    Name Explain: "You don't have to be fluent in Spanish to see that it's Saint Dominic."

    • @francogermanmoyano4783
      @francogermanmoyano4783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Haha the same happened to me, you literally dont have to be fluent in spanish to see that... I dont even know who saint dominic is

    • @vcp365
      @vcp365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Klev A fantastic Christian Saint. You should look him up. 🇩🇴

    • @juniornunez321
      @juniornunez321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @z yes he explained that right after but he said Spanish instead of Latin at that moment, that's why it was funny 🙄

    • @iketoribio9875
      @iketoribio9875 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lolol, I’m glad I’m not the only one🤣

  • @madugadr5768
    @madugadr5768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    Show out to my Dominicans 🇩🇴🇩🇲brothass. Big uppsss

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    Fun fact: Dominica was used to film a lot of Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s beautiful. I’ve been to Punta Cana in the DR and it’s nice

    • @qu0b3n66
      @qu0b3n66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Have you been to Santo Domingo though
      I was born there and it looks nothing like Punta Cana

    • @randomgamerdude98
      @randomgamerdude98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You gotta go to Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata

    • @sophieplumbob2900
      @sophieplumbob2900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Never mind you’re right The whole Caribbean is beautiful.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Avery The Cuban-American Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @2020Dreamlife
      @2020Dreamlife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Avery The Cuban-American Samana is where the beauty is.

  • @niaa2x857
    @niaa2x857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Dominica 🇩🇲: Do-mi-nee-ca
    Dominican Republic 🇩🇴: Do-mi-ni-can

    • @Abstract.Noir414
      @Abstract.Noir414 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Doesnt make a difference its all in the accent

  • @aymarafan7669
    @aymarafan7669 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Dominica is what I consider one of the most underrated nations ever! It’s just so unique and mysterious.

    • @anniegould4854
      @anniegould4854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree with u

    • @caribbeangirl100
      @caribbeangirl100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why do you say its mysterious?

    • @aymarafan7669
      @aymarafan7669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @lee benjamin When certain countries don’t get a whole of attention, especially when it’s like tropical and sparse I kinda just get it in my head that it’s that way. It is “mysterious” to someone who’s never heard of it and is just learning about it same can go for any country that someone has just found out about.

    • @caribbeangirl100
      @caribbeangirl100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I get what you are saying.
      Thats my island. I am on it right now replying to you.

    • @aymarafan7669
      @aymarafan7669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @lee benjamin Oh wow! I have actually never messaged anyone from Dominica🇩🇲!! It’s one of the countries that I long to see, but sadly I’m don’t have much to get myself over there! Always wanted to check out Roseau and Portsmouth and see the interior and beautiful rocky beaches.

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    But what about British Columbia, Colombia and the District of Columbia

    • @billysanpidro
      @billysanpidro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Also, Colombo the capital city of Sri Lanka

    • @anna-katehowell9852
      @anna-katehowell9852 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Columbus.

    • @cjishere97
      @cjishere97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      All named after Christopher Columbus

    • @yinchenxu5249
      @yinchenxu5249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Columbia≠Colombia

    • @PyroK8
      @PyroK8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lukasbrucas3027 It's British Columbia, District of Columbia, and the nation of Colombia. All Columbus, 2 in Latin, 1 in Spanish.

  • @josecarvajal6654
    @josecarvajal6654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    FINALLY MY PRAYERS WHERE HEARD... GRETTINGS FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

    • @avocato1180
      @avocato1180 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jose Carvajal DIOS PATRIA Y Libertad p.

    • @qu0b3n66
      @qu0b3n66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not in but from the Dominican Republic

    • @mayerlinrivas8617
      @mayerlinrivas8617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anyone Dominican? Because I want flan 6dislike 93 flan

    • @margamez9801
      @margamez9801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes

    • @mayerlinrivas8617
      @mayerlinrivas8617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@margamez9801 iputmydickinabsgofdorito

  • @marctang3802
    @marctang3802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    “What’s your nationality?”
    “Oh, I’m Dominican.”
    “Hablas Español?”
    “Errmmm......”

    • @ewilliamsz2099
      @ewilliamsz2099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What's your nationalty?
      Oh, I'm Dominican
      Palay patoir?
      Errmmm

    • @MYLOatw
      @MYLOatw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ewilliamsz2099 wi

    • @KunoichiL3e
      @KunoichiL3e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's when I say, "No, m' pa sa palé epanol, mwen palé patois."

    • @guyver-9717
      @guyver-9717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People from Dominica speak Creole and English. Not the same creole as Haiti, but more like the Guadeloupean creole. We speak our own language

    • @adrenalean5308
      @adrenalean5308 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@guyver-9717 boy a good 50% of dominicans doh know creole.

  • @anthonyalvarez2374
    @anthonyalvarez2374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Domingo = Sunday in Spanish

    • @cruzzigil
      @cruzzigil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Domingo is also a name/last name

    • @oswaldandnebraskahq723
      @oswaldandnebraskahq723 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah no duh!

    • @macaquinho0097
      @macaquinho0097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      its in portuguese too

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oswald And Nebraska HQ show some respect and get a life dude my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MACAQUINHO 009 Yes and No, No is actually not the same in Portuguese my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @marcustejeda8109
    @marcustejeda8109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm Dominican(my parents are from the Republic) and I was following your channel for a long time and I was waiting for this video for even longer. Thanks Patrick

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marcus Tejeda Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brian Noel You know nothing about your own country so sadly for you my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @marcustejeda8109
      @marcustejeda8109 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Thomsen sorry. But I’ve been to Dominican Republic and know many Dominicans and they’ll all tell you that they are independent nations. But back in the middle of the 20th century the US occupied both Haiti and the Republican. But that ended years ago

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marcus Tejeda No they are not my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marcus Tejeda do.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/

  • @mjr_schneider
    @mjr_schneider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    An interesting thing about the word "commonwealth" is that it was originally a rough English translation of the Latin word for republic "res pubica", literally meaning "public thing". So commonwealth and republic used to be synonyms, hence the historical use of the word to refer to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth of England.

    • @tregua24
      @tregua24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Commonwealth is just another word for colony of. A Republuc is a free and sovereign country with the 3 branches of government, Legislative, Judicial and executive.

    • @alecsanderhamilton9224
      @alecsanderhamilton9224 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah commonwealth like shared wealth like shared commerce like together wealthy a public bank a public institution a public broadcast a shared common republic for all the people together publicly together like family friends partners together

    • @alecsanderhamilton9224
      @alecsanderhamilton9224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tregua24 Pennsylvania colony of USA, Puerto Rico también, Mississippi a not very adored colony of the USA ... Actually all 3 of these colonies are loved and not loved and ignored and sometimes all types of things

    • @win_ini
      @win_ini ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tregua24 so the polish-lithuanian commonwealth was a colony?

    • @louisinese
      @louisinese ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alecsanderhamilton9224 except ricans can't vote

  • @thephoenix3155
    @thephoenix3155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another fun fact: Dominican Republic is the most mountainous country of the Greater Antilles and Dominica is the most mountainous country of the Lesser Antilles!

  • @ameliadiaz8040
    @ameliadiaz8040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    The Dominican Republic is also known as Quisqueya.

    • @dzcro8712
      @dzcro8712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lina Umpierre | Wrong, in the anthem, Dominicans are referred to as “Quisqueyanos”, but besides that, Quisqueya is only a geographical term that refers to the entirety of the island the DR and Haiti share.

    • @joserafaellluberesreyes
      @joserafaellluberesreyes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Only by local people, -Quesquea- from Taíno Language.

    • @mra6335
      @mra6335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dzcro8712 quisqueya, name given to the whole island for native tainos. Even today is known about quisqueya in DR and they teach it in school. So yes we can say is quisqueya even when Dominican Republic is not the whole Island.

    • @lalaland2107
      @lalaland2107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dzcro8712 that's how we refer to ourselves, so this person was just giving a fun fact that non Dominicans obviously don't know. It's not that's it's used as another term by others, but a terms used by us Dominicans. So yes, it is(to us) also called La Quisqueya.

    • @Sara-dw7fq
      @Sara-dw7fq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was given was by the whole island 💀💀

  • @tsunami770
    @tsunami770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    1822 to 1844 re-unify? That was a Haitian military invasion which cost us Dominicans countless lives, the Haitian rule was ruthless. Soldiers raped and killed at whim and it is the reason in 1844 we pushed them back to that corner.

  • @steth2733
    @steth2733 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've been waiting for this one. One cool thing to note was that the first recorded use of "Dominican" for the people of Santo Domingo was by King Felipe IV of Spain in 1625. And a correction in 5:17, it wasn't simply a reunification - the eastern side was actually invaded and conquered by Haiti until the Dominicans fought for independence. Aside from that, I'm glad to see a name explain on this.

  • @eurovisioncyan9550
    @eurovisioncyan9550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Why you upload it on a Tuesday but not on a Sunday???

  • @cesarT921
    @cesarT921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you for doing this video. Hugs from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      César Tejeda Casilla Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @joea9993
    @joea9993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    1822 Santo Domingo was invaded, not unified. Santo Domingo lost 70% of the population, almost 50% were killed by the Haitian and the other 20% escaped to Puerto Rico or Cuba to save their live...

    • @r12arismendy
      @r12arismendy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joe A and the Haitian still having fun there

    • @aceshigh2079
      @aceshigh2079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What I want to know is how was Haiti able to decimate Dominicans so badly that half died and 20% fled?
      please explain?

    • @joea9993
      @joea9993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Aces High Haití was very powerful back in that time. When they gained their independence in 1801, they kept all they weapons from the
      French Army. Haití was the French richest colony by that time.

    • @hotpopcorncake
      @hotpopcorncake 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's Haitians Propaganda. Didn't we Dominican exile Haitians with there racist failed invasion in the DR 42 times? Back then Haitians leader were smart. Now they love shooting them self in the dicks with decision.

    • @r12arismendy
      @r12arismendy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aces High after Dominican Republic be free from Spain they were weak (after a war) and Haiti take that. But that’s ok Dominican Republic is the racist for the internacional news. And the Haitian are in the DR like that time in everywhere.

  • @Lord_Raymund
    @Lord_Raymund 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Can you do a "Are there any Columbus(es) left?"

    • @chocolateorange
      @chocolateorange 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Colombii

    • @seneca983
      @seneca983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At least the name "Colombo" is probably rather common in Spanish speaking countries though probably most of the people bearing that name aren't direct descendants of Christopher Columbus.

    • @bartekisbad6959
      @bartekisbad6959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i would say its a bit too long ago

    • @xihangyang
      @xihangyang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)

    • @pedroarjona4618
      @pedroarjona4618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The direct descendants of Cristobal Colón, known in the english speaking world as Christopher Columbus, live in Spain, the eldest son of the eldest son of each generation receive from the Spanish Crown the (honorary) title of "Almirante de la Mar Oceana", Admiral of the Ocean Sea, as the Atlantic ocean was known at the time, and are considered part of the senior nobility, although today nobility privileges are simbolic, the 20th Admiral is a rather succesfull bussinesman, and yes his christian name is Cristobal

  • @FPerez-qc8ek
    @FPerez-qc8ek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    The island didnt “unify”. The DR was invaded by Haiti.

    • @flexbori
      @flexbori 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's false and a narrative pushed by antihatian Dominican nationalist.

    • @juliopolanco8739
      @juliopolanco8739 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Flex Hyland you must be haitian...And it’s true we were invaded by haitians, and kicked their a**es 8 times....

    • @jeonginismyuniverse9754
      @jeonginismyuniverse9754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@flexbori No, We never joined them. They invaded us, are you saying that everyone who lived that and wrote it has lied? Why would we join them and then separate? Why would we join with a country that killed our people? do not be stupid

    • @jeonginismyuniverse9754
      @jeonginismyuniverse9754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Droopydj1 You are not dominican 😂😂 no sabes ni un carajo sobre nosotros así que no te hagas

    • @flexbori
      @flexbori 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@juliopolanco8739 I have Dominican citizenship.

  • @demorippa
    @demorippa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The original name of Commonwealth of Dominica is Waitikubuli, which means Tall is her Body.

    • @josiahdarroux3365
      @josiahdarroux3365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And our beer is called Kubuli.

    • @MrMAIRENEE
      @MrMAIRENEE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We still use the aboriginal name of the Dominican Republic: Quisqueya.

    • @GodMajik
      @GodMajik ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautiful name, never knew that

  • @isaaczaiek487
    @isaaczaiek487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    5:17 they didn't reunify lol. Haiti invaded and occupied DR. DR fought for independence and Haiti tried to reoccupy DR multiple times after that and failed. Everything was going so well in the video up to this point.

    • @cheeriotheocelot5273
      @cheeriotheocelot5273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haiti also helped rd. in the restoration war.

    • @isaaczaiek487
      @isaaczaiek487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cheeriotheocelot5273 nope. They didn't. Not at all. Not even close lol.

    • @cheeriotheocelot5273
      @cheeriotheocelot5273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@isaaczaiek487 yes they did I can show you proof, the Dominicans were given food, refugee and weapons by Haiti.

    • @TheGanimex12
      @TheGanimex12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The *Haitian president* helped us because he was scared of the Spanish in the Island again.

    • @isaaczaiek487
      @isaaczaiek487 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheGanimex12 "president" "helped"

  • @IsAcRafT
    @IsAcRafT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    At last my country Dominican Republic has appeared in your channel ^^ I have waited for this since forever :).

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isacraft 24 The same her my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @avocato1180
      @avocato1180 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isacraft 24 Where from The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 are you from my friend? 🙂😎✌️

  • @jinoa133
    @jinoa133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Correction: Haiti and Dominican Republic never unified. Haiti invaded our part of the island by force until 1844.

    • @josephlindor3708
      @josephlindor3708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      jose inoa, you just been program and brainwashed that's all, and it's sad.

    • @dade8053
      @dade8053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Joseph Lindor Your people cant even read or write what makes you think you know history better than us Dominicans? Because you learned it in an American school? Pathetic go back to your hole and do some research. Nothing has ever been glorious about your peoples history. Which is why your biggest diaspora lives on our wonderful side of the island!

    • @dade8053
      @dade8053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      1804 zoe We hate you too. Do us and the entire island a favor, walk in a single file into the ocean and drown! That way we can reforest the entire island and make it habitable for everyone. Ever since the French dumped your people on that side, the grass stopped growing.

    • @firefly5435
      @firefly5435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@dade8053 Exactly 👍

    • @renesantana7782
      @renesantana7782 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Don2024yhgfjjkj we don't care that, buen mama guevaso

  • @michaelwhyte6482
    @michaelwhyte6482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    am I the only Caribbean person wondering why he pronounced antilles like tht

    • @richcard.rashu.9365
      @richcard.rashu.9365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For real im Haitian btw

    • @petergeramin7195
      @petergeramin7195 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richcard.rashu.9365 Sup bro 🇭🇹

    • @plainlady1
      @plainlady1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he's pronouncing like a Spanish person would. I guess he's making it rhyme with the word tortilla??

    • @kiryelmake2885
      @kiryelmake2885 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richcard.rashu.9365 Hello Dude from the Dr

  • @kazmere3000
    @kazmere3000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I've been to Dominica...it's a beautiful country...

    • @andrewsafarian4423
      @andrewsafarian4423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @AloneTurk I preferred Dominica 🇩🇲 tbh 🥱

    • @guyver-9717
      @guyver-9717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @AhmetZEYNALL I've been in both countries, and Dominica is safer, more natural, and people love their native and africans roots in Dominica. Also in Dominica people speak creole like Guadeloupe

    • @ghostsimone8691
      @ghostsimone8691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @AhmetZEYNALL nobody asked you all that

  • @Nightmare26
    @Nightmare26 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great video! Just a little detail that’s not included: The east part of the Hispaniola got an ephemeral independence from late 1821 until early 1822 and was known as Spanish Haiti.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nightmare26 Yeah that is right my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @jada-mj4369
    @jada-mj4369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dominican🇩🇲 here. Thanks for the video! A lot of people don’t know about my country and as I live in 🇺🇸, it can get tiring and annoying constantly having to explain the difference

    • @MYLOatw
      @MYLOatw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea they dont know about our country but it is the best country 🇩🇲🇩🇲

    • @KJ-qp2ng
      @KJ-qp2ng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I definitely know about your country and I’m Haitian . Dominica 🇩🇲 -Roseau was former French colony and British colony you guys speak Creole broken French like Haitians 🇭🇹and Saint Lucians 🇱🇨where consider Francophone-Caribbean ( My West Indian French island - Caricom 🌴 Family )

    • @keyme52525
      @keyme52525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MYLOatw your country is very similar to Haiti speak French the same

    • @KJ-qp2ng
      @KJ-qp2ng ปีที่แล้ว

      Please do not lecture me about my culture , not to sound cocky I’m pretty sure I know more than you do !!!!

    • @CeluiEtSeul
      @CeluiEtSeul ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. Especially if you look Kalinago.. 😂🤣😂

  • @sion8
    @sion8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Actually the official name “Commonwealth of Dominica” was chosen specifically to avoid as much confusion with the Dominican Republic as possible, I mean they weren't going to change their toponym so they needed to do something else once they became independent and a republic. It might be a nice connection to the Commonwealth of Nations which Dominica forms a part of, but the word “commonwealth” is a literal translation of the Latin _res publica_ (public thing or affair) which is where the word “republic” comes from.
    Although it seems to have gained the meaning of “a territory with representative democracy”, because the word today forms part of the official name of places that have either a Republican form of government or Constitutional Monarchical government. For example:
    *Countries*
    Commonwealth of Australia
    Commonwealth of the Bahamas
    *Subdivisions/territories*
    Commonwealth of Kentucky
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Commonwealth of Virginia
    *Historically*
    Commonwealth of England
    Commonwealth of the Philippines
    Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

  • @tregua24
    @tregua24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fun facts, Pirates of the Caribbean happened mostly in the island of La Espaňola.

    • @Abstract.Noir414
      @Abstract.Noir414 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No Dominica

    • @tregua24
      @tregua24 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Abstract.Noir414 Google is your friend.

  • @maritzalanns8287
    @maritzalanns8287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a lesson right on to Santo Domingo!🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴 love my Country. whats good Dominica! I’m taking a trip there soon🙌🏾

  •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm from the Dominican Republic and always wondered where the name came from. Mistery Solved!Thanks :)

    • @KanBig
      @KanBig 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How can you not know the history of your own country?

    • @r12arismendy
      @r12arismendy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      At school the teach us that! Did You quit?

    •  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, don't blame the victim.

    • @franciscosoriano8233
      @franciscosoriano8233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wrong name came from the order of the Dominicus

    • @jesusdavis2941
      @jesusdavis2941 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@franciscosoriano8233 that's the romantic version we're told in school, the true story is what's been told the town was named santo domingo and the name extended to the whole colony/island, so is the case it was just translated to french on the west, that's called practicality. thus the name of the republic derives from it's demonym. is not a coincidence, just an etymological fact. as simple as that

  • @guyver-9717
    @guyver-9717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In Dominica we speak english and creole, its the same creole as Guadeloupe, not really like haitian creole but we can understand them with a bit of efforts. Its amazing because we have our own language and culture.

  • @jacobsaint1874
    @jacobsaint1874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Haiti was called "Saint-Domingue" prior to its independence.

    • @sion8
      @sion8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *+*

    • @aymarafan7669
      @aymarafan7669 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jacob Saint Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @freetheworld2671
      @freetheworld2671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hispaniola was called by the natives Haiti prior to Columnus!

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      melvin barnett No Hispaniola is what The people from Spain 🇪🇸 called Haiti 🇭🇹 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴, The whole island for Hispaniola dude my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @tinyupes
    @tinyupes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My friend is called Dominic, he said that when he was 9, he thought they were both named after him 😂

  • @CB0408
    @CB0408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I always thought Santo Domingo was named after the day (holy sunday), not the saint (Dominic). Thank you

    • @elrubio687
      @elrubio687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      CB, holy sunday would be “domingo santo”

    • @sir.fuentes7642
      @sir.fuentes7642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @El Rubio incorrect. Santo Domingo would be and is Holy Sunday. Had it been named after the saint it would have been SAN DOMINGO. i.e, San Jose, San Francisco, San Pedro, San Juan. Only cities or places with female saints names are preceded by "SANTA". Anything named after a male saint is always SAN before the name.

    • @PH7018c
      @PH7018c 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sir.fuentes7642 ..."San" is an apocope (short form) for "santo".
      Santa is used for the femenine form, and for the masculine form, regularly is used the apocope "san".
      The form "santo" is used in some exceptions.

    • @sir.fuentes7642
      @sir.fuentes7642 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @sunshine7018c Yeah, so how does what you're saying differ from what I stated?

    • @PH7018c
      @PH7018c 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sir.fuentes7642 ...I'm explaining why is used "santo" instead of "san"... Santo Domingo is an exception on this rule.. as is for santo Tomás, santo Tomé, santo Toribio...

  • @MrClonesrock251
    @MrClonesrock251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I think Haiti only got the name “Haiti” after it was independent, before the french colony was named “Saint Dominic” , Vox has a video on it

    • @NameExplain
      @NameExplain  5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Marwin Dubon-Arroyo I believe so. I just called it Haiti in this video for ease. Hopefully Haiti can have a video unto itself in the future!

    • @josephmanz21
      @josephmanz21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The french named it Saint Domingue

    • @fighter-of-foo
      @fighter-of-foo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The name Haiti was chosen when it declared independence in 1804 for an aboriginal word meaning "the land of the mountains". The French called it Saint-Domingue as someone else already stated.

    • @rogertrinidad4515
      @rogertrinidad4515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Marwin Dubon-Arroyo they named it Haiti because it means highlands in Taino

    • @rogertrinidad4515
      @rogertrinidad4515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andrew Larsen correct

  • @gabrielvogas9770
    @gabrielvogas9770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Suggestion: explain the many Guineas around the world.

    • @GeslerDavidAvalo
      @GeslerDavidAvalo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gabriel Vogas How about the Guyana’s ?

  • @sotik7535
    @sotik7535 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Im from Guadeloupe the Islande just above dominica here west call people from D.R dominicain and people from Dominque (dominica) dominiquais in order to make the différence
    Dominican french creole is totally understandable for us in guadeloupe it's the same that they also speak in martinique st Lucia and trinidad

    • @o.ramirez
      @o.ramirez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Spanish is easy.
      One person from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 is “dominicanO (man); dominicanA (woman).
      And one person from Dominica 🇩🇲 is “dominiquÉS” (man); “dominiqueSA” (woman).

    • @sotik7535
      @sotik7535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@o.ramirez ok it is Nice

    • @goldgiverbeatz7433
      @goldgiverbeatz7433 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you have many great football talent

    • @sotik7535
      @sotik7535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@goldgiverbeatz7433 yes we do, thuram martial lacazette coman kurzawa lemar and many others

  • @heres.someart
    @heres.someart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Is it bad that the only thing I thought when you showed the Cristopher Columbus picture, the only thing I though was "wow, I didn't realize he had a big nose"

    • @drdread9896
      @drdread9896 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @heres.someart
      @heres.someart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@drdread9896 the bad thing is I'm not lying lol

    • @drdread9896
      @drdread9896 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heres.someart 😂😂😂😂

    • @pietromeroni2023
      @pietromeroni2023 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come on He doesnt have that big of a nose 😂

    • @heres.someart
      @heres.someart 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pietromeroni2023 did you see the picture? 😂

  • @mabelathena9450
    @mabelathena9450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yippie! Thank you ♥️

  • @kapillantigua1504
    @kapillantigua1504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks a lot for explaing me this. im from DR and i didnt know many of the things in this Video.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kapil Lantigua Hey my friend, I am half Dominican 🇩🇴 and half Danish 🇩🇰 and I am born in Denmark 🇩🇰, and I live in Denmark 🇩🇰 too my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kapil Lantigua Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @kapillantigua1504
      @kapillantigua1504 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathanthomsen6440 that's interesting. First time I know about someone half dominican half Danish!

    • @kapillantigua1504
      @kapillantigua1504 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathanthomsen6440 I'm living in Korea so far

    • @kapillantigua1504
      @kapillantigua1504 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathanthomsen6440 we have a lot of influence from the United states.

  • @Aphelia.
    @Aphelia. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love your channel man, keep what you are doing here up

    • @NameExplain
      @NameExplain  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much, nice genuine comments like this really make my day :)

  • @thewisevirgins8030
    @thewisevirgins8030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There was never and never will be a time where the two countries on the Island of Hispaniola will be United.

  • @Monkeymeep
    @Monkeymeep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:20 they didn’t unify. Spanish Haiti was independent for two months, wanted to join gran Colombia, and french Haiti took it over because of self interests. If that wouldn’t have happened, I have a feeling gran Colombia would have possibly kept growing.

    • @kingofkings2858
      @kingofkings2858 ปีที่แล้ว

      We were never called Haiti, stop talking about what you don’t know.

    • @callaxwithac1320
      @callaxwithac1320 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a Dominican, the original name of the Dominican part of the island of Santo Domingo was in fact Haiti Español or Spanish Haiti, this is what is known as the Independencia boba Dominicana, or the Silly independence, called that because it only lasted a couple of weeks until Dominicans of the time started fighting to annex the country back to a European power, they had meetings with France, the Dutch, Spain, Portugal, and The United States where the senate voted on annexing the Spanish part of the island as a State where they would relocate their freed slaves, however the bill didn't pass by one single vote @@kingofkings2858
      So if you are really Dominican you better know your own damn history and educate yourself. This is basic Educacion Social de Bachiller. I'm guessing you weren't educated in the DR right?

  • @cjrichards4359
    @cjrichards4359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Our family is from the Commonwealth of Dominica 🇩🇲

  • @eddyestevez500
    @eddyestevez500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a Dominican (from the Dominican Republic) I really appreciate this.

  • @TheDomincanDream
    @TheDomincanDream 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    GREAT video man. But to add, I am Dominican (DR) and I’ve read that the actual reason for the Name Republica Dominicana is because a group of Dominican Priests were left in charge of the island and the natives while the Spanish colonizers would go away, thus the island beginning to be called that (perhaps as a nickname or point of reference to refer to it) and getting its name. And also, the actual name for ppl from DR is Dominicano.. in Spanish, so u can say we actually do have different denonyms. But for a person whos probably completely foreign to the region u did a great job 👍🏽.

    • @jesusdavis2941
      @jesusdavis2941 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      we've been told wrong bro, the name of the capital just extended to the rest of the island. and it's logic that the priest's order took the name from it's founder, (just as the denomyn, same thing happened with the jesuits, franciscans, etc) as simple as that

  • @brianwalker3074
    @brianwalker3074 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am pure Dominican, I live in New York(the place where most Dominicans immigrate too in the US) I love playing and watching Baseball(been playing for 11 years), my Spanish dialect is dominican, my beautiful slightly darker white skin, and my Dominican blood. 🇩🇴🇺🇸

  • @danielgomezjr
    @danielgomezjr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Easily one of the best Geography channels, if not the best.

  • @holnrew
    @holnrew 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've wondered about this for years, great explanation

  • @sergebaron9086
    @sergebaron9086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You make some serious mistakes. The it saint Domingue ,after the Haitian independence in 1804 DESSALINES change it back to the original name by the tainos .

  • @GOMaicol
    @GOMaicol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The name Dominicans came after the order. Also we did not merge, The Dominican Republic declared it's independence in December 1821, Haiti conquered the Dominican Republic in 1822 which lasted in wars till 1844 when we won our independence from Haiti, but lead to the 16 year war.

    • @cheeriotheocelot5273
      @cheeriotheocelot5273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haiti also helped Dominican republic in the restoration war.

    • @hotpopcorncake
      @hotpopcorncake 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cheeriotheocelot5273They didn't help that bullshit Haitians are buncha lambones

    • @CBatista1234
      @CBatista1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Conquered"? NO. Haiti invaded and occupied the Dominican Republic. We didn't become Haitian or adopted their language and culture.

  • @Orionte9
    @Orionte9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thought that Antilles came from Portuguese/Spanish Antilhas (antes ilhas) litral translation
    before islands because they came before the america from an european perspective

  • @cuthbertbannis9232
    @cuthbertbannis9232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dominica were discovered on a sunday and sunday is domingo in Spanish now Dominica remain with spanish name.
    The Bannis generations have been calling on Dominica government to change the name of the territory and name it.
    West land, Westminica, Westnica, Landmiica, Landnica, greenland
    Riverland or nature Island (other).
    even on Elijah Bannis Album title
    (yes we can) calling name to change Dominica name.
    sometime our letters packages and goods go to Dominican Republic .

    • @kingofkings2858
      @kingofkings2858 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong… we are not called Dominica, we are called DominicaN Republic. You keep mixing us up… Dominica is a different island. Santo Domingo is the city if DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 🇩🇴 not DOMINICA 🇩🇲 You guys keep saying Dominica to refer to us 🇩🇴. In Dominica there is no Spanish, but Creole and English. The ones with Spanish is DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, that’s us 🇩🇴 you mixed up everything.

  • @cheeriotheocelot5273
    @cheeriotheocelot5273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    do a video on Haiti please.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheerio The Ocelot Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @DeFaulty101
    @DeFaulty101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey, Name Explain, can you do an episode on the origins of the names of indigenous languages and peoples? Perhaps even the words indigenous and endogenous themselves? Like, what's the difference between those two?

  • @joachimdupuis652
    @joachimdupuis652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    nice video..... from Dominica

  • @nickvinsable3798
    @nickvinsable3798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You mentioned Antilles & I couldn’t help but think of Wedge Antilles of Corallia (a variation of Corellia from “Star Wars”, but implying that its a deep space equivalent of Coral Reefs & such).

  • @carlosgarciasaldivar9391
    @carlosgarciasaldivar9391 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If u look at the Dominican flag u can see the Dominican crest it has a bible on it i believe Dominican republic is the only country that has a bible on its flag which is interesting u should make a video about that it be interesting

  • @tarionmarsden157
    @tarionmarsden157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can you do a video about why Equatoria Guinea and Ecuador have similar names

    • @m.c.martin
      @m.c.martin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea would be a much better video 😂. Hopefully I didn’t forget a Guinea lol

    • @musara3345
      @musara3345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@m.c.martin papua new guinea and the island of new guinea

    • @m.c.martin
      @m.c.martin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@musara3345 I forgot 2 😬😂

    • @musara3345
      @musara3345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@m.c.martin LOL

  • @sparkieT88
    @sparkieT88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Pronounced An-till-lees

  • @louisinese
    @louisinese ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would be cool to see an alternate spelling like "Domese" to refer to the people of Dominica since most think of Hispaniola when hearing Dominican. Also Dominica is one of three nations to have purple on their national flag. I always pronounced the country's name like "Dah-muh-neeka" before watching this video just so people knew I was speaking of a different island.

  • @hanleylopezescano5977
    @hanleylopezescano5977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for the video!

  • @utah2nyc250
    @utah2nyc250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact the Dominican Republic it's the first country in this side of the world with a churn hospital a d many other things .

    • @utah2nyc250
      @utah2nyc250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jonathanthomsen6440 well that's not true not sure of you're trolling or serious. Dominican republic and Haiti are not part of the USA it all .

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonathan Oviedo No I’m serious my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Oviedo Yes The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 is Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 for The United States of America 🇺🇸 and a part of/States and Areas and Territory’s of the United States of America 🇺🇸 dude my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @BaconBuddyMC
    @BaconBuddyMC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Haiti wasn't actually called Haiti to begin with. It was renamed to that after slaves on a sugar plantation rebelled and took it all over, pushing the French out, and then became independent. Hope this gave someone some extra information!!!

    • @mixtapemania6769
      @mixtapemania6769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually it was. The Tainos called the whole island Ayiti (Haiti). This was the original name for the island. That is why Haitians chose the name after declaring independence. I believe there was also another name that started with a k

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bacon Buddy Yeah that is right my friend and but I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @gsusperez5492
      @gsusperez5492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonathanthomsen6440 wrong..The u.s. have exploited them but no they can't collect no one

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gsus Perez No I am not my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @guyver-9717
      @guyver-9717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      AYIITI was the original Tainos name of all the Island before the white call it hispaniola or Santo Domingo. Stop spreading bullshit on the internet

  • @TheNYCndn
    @TheNYCndn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Columbus did more than “visited.”

  • @askryalikhan2817
    @askryalikhan2817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video

  • @DavidKYS
    @DavidKYS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can you do how Guatemala got its name?

  • @jonathanthomsen6440
    @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:50 One thing The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and The Island of Dominica 🇩🇲, The names of this two’s Country’s is actually not from The Atlantis that is so wrong sorry to say 🙂😎✌️

    • @eldiantre7346
      @eldiantre7346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting, both countries have a cross design on their flags.

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      El Diantre That is because of Christianity my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @Ratchet4647
    @Ratchet4647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Santo Domingo is probably just Holy Sunday, not Saint Dominic.
    It's possible because Domingo is a name in spanish and st. Dominic could go by Domingo in spanish but I doubt it.

    • @morenocesarp
      @morenocesarp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      santo domingo fue fundada un jueves.

    • @eldiantre7346
      @eldiantre7346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Santo Domingo was named after Saint Dominic. Most of the Catholic priests/monks who traveled to the New World at that time were from the Dominican Order(like Bartolome De Las Casas). So Santo Domingo was named after them.

  • @ronnieherrera5480
    @ronnieherrera5480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Spanish RD people are called Dominicans and people from Dominica are called Dominiqués which off directly translated using the suffix used in other countries it would become Dominiquish.

  • @estebandelarosa
    @estebandelarosa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is not a Taino name "Quisqueya", the origin of that name is confusing even in debate. But it is said that it came from a derivation of the word "Quinsay" which is a land of heaven described by Marco Polo and that I always look for it ..

  • @danieldeoleo5417
    @danieldeoleo5417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A dominican (from the Dominican Republic) says present =D

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel De Oleo Yeah that is right my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @samuelsanf
    @samuelsanf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the most accepted theory of the Saint Domingo Name is that "Domingo" was the mane of Christobal and Bartholome Colon father.
    Santo Domingo city wasn't discovered on Sunday, brighter on Saint Domingue day (Julian calendar).
    Nicolas de Ovando (who move the Saint Domingo City to the West Side of the River) name "Saint Nicolas de Bari" the first hospital in the "New World". But he also use the saint name as pretext to to name it after himself.
    See here:
    th-cam.com/video/UijlMdNoWlI/w-d-xo.html

  • @FrostNightVideoProductions
    @FrostNightVideoProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for answering a very deeply interesting question I never thought to ask

  • @reddskair9523
    @reddskair9523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    good video, my dude.

  • @JeremyWS
    @JeremyWS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    With all these nations that have similar names, has there have been a war over it? Two nations warring over the matter of "you have my name," would be interesting to talk about. I'd like it.

    • @sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986
      @sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      North Macedonia and Greece because of a region in Greece called Macedonia

    • @FrancisReyes
      @FrancisReyes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 Yup, good ol FYROM

    • @sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986
      @sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Francis Reyes it’s called north Macedonia now they’ve agreed on an official name change

  • @yavadr
    @yavadr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing explanation!!
    Good job!!

  • @danielwallace9415
    @danielwallace9415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You may have done it before, but names of the week has interested me recently. WEDnesday... WEDding. SATURday... SATURn. Really intrigued how we got the names of days of the week.

    • @rach_laze
      @rach_laze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're on the right lines with Saturn which is the origin for Saturday, Sunday and Monday are named after the sun and moon but Tuesday-Friday in English come from the Norse gods tyr/tiu, odin/woden, thor and frigga

  • @diogodavid3557
    @diogodavid3557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I thought Antilles came from Isles because in Portuguese it is Antilhas and Isles is Ilhas so I assumed it was like the opposite of Ilhas, Anti-Ilhas.... Antilhas

    • @strider04
      @strider04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I believe that it is exactly antilles in French so it seems Latin has something to do with is

  • @vincentmalab3289
    @vincentmalab3289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:23 wanted a slice of this American Pie ( with USA flag in the pie ). 😅😅😅

  • @ericgonzalez3641
    @ericgonzalez3641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video! Greetings from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eric González The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹, The whole entire island is actually a part of The United States of America 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸, and if the United States 🇺🇸 get into a war or something similar, US military collect and get some help from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹, so Yeah The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 is actually under and controlled of The United States of America 🇺🇸 my friend 🙂😎✌️

    • @ericgonzalez3641
      @ericgonzalez3641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonathan Thomsen got it!

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eric González Where from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 are you from my friend? 🙂😎✌️

    • @ericgonzalez3641
      @ericgonzalez3641 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Thomsen it’s not your business

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eric González excuse me, I’m only a nice, put it next time don’t be so mean to all the people from all over the world just thinking and use your brain dude my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @KingGoof90
    @KingGoof90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good idea for a channel!

  • @palsos123
    @palsos123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's interesting because I'm guessing in America if someone says they are Dominican most people will assume they are from the Dominican Republic. However, in the UK there's hardly anyone from the Dominican Republic but there is a small community of people from Dominica. So if you were in England and said you were Dominican people would most likely think you were from Dominica.

    • @goldgiverbeatz7433
      @goldgiverbeatz7433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      east and west London , Preston and Bradford have the uk Dominicans

  • @GioelMartin
    @GioelMartin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As For the dominican Republic the name was not chose by Columbus it was chosen by the dominican forefathers:
    The "Dominicos" were a christian order that brought education and fought for social justice in the island , so when the dominicans foreFathers were looking for a name they chose Dominican Republic, like saying: we are christians, but the Dominicos way, Meaning they stood for equality and academic development .

    • @Snoy_Fly
      @Snoy_Fly 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, the DR could have been a totally different country if it wasn’t constantly invaded. Juan Pablo Duarte refused to be chosen president without an election first and he wanted a modern and prosperous nation like what he saw in France and the United States. Because we had to fight the invaders, we never had that election.

    • @TheGanimex12
      @TheGanimex12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snoy Fly It’s sad that we just had stability until the first American Intervention (1916-1924) and the Trujillo Dictatorship (1930-1961). At least the things are getting better.

  • @losveintiunicos
    @losveintiunicos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im half Dominican and half puertorican, whe we said we are going to the Dominican republic we often said we are going to santo domingo eve if we are not going to the capital city

  • @PillowWillow007
    @PillowWillow007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seeing that monthly Patreon income bar at the end of the video filling up is oddly satisfying.

  • @cheeriotheocelot5273
    @cheeriotheocelot5273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    do a video on Haiti please

    • @jonathanthomsen6440
      @jonathanthomsen6440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheerio The Ocelot Yeah my friend and I have talked to a soldier from the United States 🇺🇸 and he have told me if U.S get to war or something like that, The USA 🇺🇸 collect and get some soldiers from The The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 because The DR 🇩🇴 and Haiti 🇭🇹 have sold them self for The U.S 🇺🇸, that is why The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is part of The USA 🇺🇸 and two new States of U.S/ U.S.A 🇺🇸 and The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 (DR🇩🇴) and Haiti 🇭🇹 is like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my friend 🙂😎✌️

  • @javisan14
    @javisan14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm Dominican and I didn't know this history. I heard one time that dominican is a latin word which meant not sunday (Domingo). But in definition Dominican is translate to the: "Dogs of the lord".

  • @GemmaCallahan-tj5wl
    @GemmaCallahan-tj5wl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    can you do "Why do Siberia, Serbia, and Syria have very similar names?"

  • @Domwesi
    @Domwesi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You missed an important point. when Haiti was French it was known as Saint Domingue. The name Haiti is the Arawakan name for the island, and the two countries did not unite, Haiti conquered the Spanish part and took it from Spain.

  • @itsbromine5371
    @itsbromine5371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    make a video on the manes of german states

    • @hayden-ln1li
      @hayden-ln1li 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Names

    • @bonecanoe86
      @bonecanoe86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No, manes. He should analyse the hair on the horses of each German state and determine which state has the best manes.

  • @franckb1804
    @franckb1804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What about Haiti and Thaiti?

  • @wilrobles9824
    @wilrobles9824 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always wondered about that.

  • @Khashan321
    @Khashan321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    But what about British Columbia , District of Columbia, Colombia and Columbus OH ?