Which people did France get its name from?

Answer 1

From the Franks - who, oddly enough, came from Germany.
France was named after the "Franks", who were a confederation of tribes from West Germany and nowadays Belgium. They raided what was known as Gaul in the 3rd to 5fth centuries.

Answer 2

France was named after the "Franks", who were a confederation of tribes from West Germany and nowadays Belgium. They raided what was known as Gaul in the 3rd to 5fth centuries. After having settled in northern France (and in the area of Roissy-en-France, just north of Paris), they expanded their clout and power over most of the rest of the Gaulish territory.

Answer 3

From the Franks. They were a Germanic tribe who first crossed the Rhine in 260AD. The first King of the Franks to rule in France was Clovis (590AD).

Answer 4

From the Latin term "Francia", referring to the land of the Franks, a Gallic tribe active in the early centuries AD, or CE, if you like to be politically correct.

Answer 5

The French and Indian War got its name because the French and Native Americans allies, Wyandot, fought British in Fort Duquesne (present-day Pittsburg, PA).

Answer 6

Bob, Jim, Baguette, Onion, Garlic, Quasson.

Answer 7

The Germanic Franks