Wake wazibuza kungani i-Australia ibizwa nge-Australia? Ngiyakutshela ukuthi igama lakhe linemvelaphi eminingi. Okwamukeleka kakhulu noma okujwayelekile yilokho othi kususelwa ku- I-Australis, kusukela eningizimu. Kakade eNkathini Ephakathi kwakukhona izinganekwane ezithile ngomhlaba ongaziwa eningizimu kodwa konke kwakungaqinisekile. Kamuva, itilosi laseSpain lazithela phezu kweziqhingi zaseNew Hebrides (manje eyiVanuatu), lazibiza ngokuthi I-Austrialia kaMoya oNgcwele, kuhlanganiswa ubukhosi obabuseSpain, indlu yase-Austria, negama eningizimu.
Futhi amatilosi aseDashi, cishe ngonyaka we-1638, abiza umhlaba osanda kutholakala I-Australische, yize okokuqala leli gama lasetshenziswa olimini lwesiNgisi kwakukuhumusha inoveli yaseFrance ebizwa Izwe eliseningizimu elaziwayo. Igama elithi Australia lalisetshenziswa lapha futhi liyafana ezincwadini zakamuva, njalo ukubhekisa kuyo yonke indawo eseningizimu yePacific. Ekugcineni, igama elithi Australia liyaqinisekiswa nencwadi Uhambo oluya eTerra Australia, esivela kumatilosi uFlinders, ngo-1814. Kusukela lapho umbusi waseNew South Wales naye waqala ukusebenzisa lelo gama emibhalweni ayithumela eNgilandi.
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