Yes and Mr Trebek pronounced Split as shplit! But was glad to see recognition of Croatia. Robert Margaret Erbes <[email protected]> wrote: Oddly enough, it was already a question on Jeopardy. On Apr 14, 2005, at 12:34 AM, Joy Durrett wrote: > What I learn on this website. Thanks. A new bit of Trivia that no one > else knows. Now for it to be on Jeopardy so I will know the answer. > Maybe the only question I know the answer to. lol > Joy > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sauter, Vicki L." > > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:12 PM > Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] Postanak imena Hrvat > > >> And, I found this about Cravat and Croatia.... >> cravat Look up cravat at Dictionary.com >> 1656, from Fr. cravate, from Cravate "Croatian," from Ger. Krabate, >> from Serbo-Croat Hrvat "a Croat," from O.Slav. Churvatinu "Croat," >> lit. >> "mountaineer, highlander," from churva "mountain." Cravats came into >> fashion 1650s in imitation of linen scarves worn by Croatian >> mercenaries >> in the French army in the Thirty Years War. >> >> So, it appears that the origin of the word Croatia comes from the >> French. >> >> Vicki >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:39 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] Postanak imena Hrvat >> >> >> OK then why do we call Deutchland Germany? >> >> Robert >> >> "Sauter, Vicki L." wrote: >> Ah, because Germany is Deutchland! >> I think Croatia got corrupted because of our translation of Cravat ... >> as I recall that is the origin of Hrvatska-Croatia change. >> >> Vicki >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:44 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] Postanak imena Hrvat >> >> Well why do we call the Deutsch .... Germans! Or why to the Croatians >> call Germans Nijemac ? >> >> Robert >> >> "Dr. Andrew Nixon" wrote: >> Ok, you scholars, how did the word Hrvat become Croatian? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Frank Kurchina [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:19 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Postanak imena Hrvat >> >> http://www.stjeromecroatian.org/eng/custody3.html >> >> http://www.stjeromecroatian.org/hrv/custody3b.html >> >> PRIPOVJEST O BIBLIJI - Drugo izdanje Str:189 >> http://www.personal.kent.edu/~knamjesn/knjizara/i.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out >> about >> a wonderful tour of Croatia! >> >> http://www.kollander-travel.com/ >> >> >> >> >> Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out >> about a wonderful tour of Croatia! >> >> http://www.kollander-travel.com/ >> > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/