Portugal: The country's name is derived from the Latin phrase for "warm port," which referred to the city of Porto, specifically how its harbor was never frozen over.
Sweden: Sweden means "Land of the Svear." The Svear were a Germanic people who lived around Lake Mälaren.
France: France is supposedly named after the "Franks," a Germanic people, who were named after the Old German "franka," meaning "fierce" or "brave.
Germany: Germani" referred to the Germanic tribes who were settling in around the river Rhine.
Cuba: Cuba is said to take its name from the Taino word "Cubanacan," which means "center place.
Jamaica: Jamaica's name comes from the Arawak people, who named it "Xaymaca" or "Yamaya," meaning "Land of Wood and Water.
Mexico: The country's name is a simplified version of the name Metztlixihtlico, which means "In the Navel of the Moon.
Trinidad and Tobago: Christopher Columbus named the island country in the 15th century. It translates to mean "Island of the Holy Trinity and Tobacco.
Argentina: Argentina was originally called "Tierra Argentina," which translates to "Land beside the Silvery River.
Brazil: The country is most likely named after "brazilwood," a red wood from an East Indian tree, which is used to make dye.