Question

who gave the name India to our country? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Not given by any person.The name india is derived from the river sindhu or Indus as called by the ancient Greeks.

Explanation:

Answer 2

the name India given to our country was by the Greeks.

• the Persians conquered both the subcontinent of India as well as Greece during the 5th century.
• the Persians could not pronounce the word Sindu and hence, use to pronounce it as Hindu as India was located by the river Sindh.
• later, in the Greek epics by Herodotus Hindus evolved to Indos.
• this was later modernised by the English as India.
• this is how the name India evolved during the couse of time.