Question

who named Bharat as India for the first time?​

Answer 1

◀️◀️ QUESTION ▶️▶️

who named Bharat as India for the first time?

◀️◀️ ANSWER ▶️▶️

India name is derived from a river name Sindhu an indus river

and used by Greeks on 5th century B.C.E

and this word considered to coined by Arabs, by medieval and some modern Indian Historians.

Answer 2

Answer:

In English it is India, which is derived from Hindu (as the Persians called it) which is derived from Indu/Sindhu. Hindu-”Stan” is a Persian suffix.

From the Greek Herodotus (4th century BC) 'Hindus' evolved to 'Indos' and made its first ever appearance in Old English in 9th century. Finally, in 17th century as 'Indos' made way to Modern English the name 'India' came into existence.