Names of Singapore

Singapore
Chinese name
Chinese新加坡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnjiāpō
Republic of Singapore
Chinese新加坡共和国
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnjiāpō Gònghéguó
Malay name
MalaySingapura
سيڠاڤورا
Republik Singapura
ريڤوبليق سيڠاڤورا
Tamil name
Tamilசிங்கப்பூர்
Singapur
சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu

The names of Singapore include the various historical appellations as well as contemporary names and nicknames in different languages used to describe the island, city or country of Singapore. A number of different names have been given to the settlement or the island of Singapore all through history, the earliest record may have been from the 2nd century AD. Possible mentions of Pulau Ujong, the name for the island of Singapore, may be found in Chinese works, and it was also referred to as Temasek in Malay and Javanese literature. Sometime in the 14th century the name was changed to Singapura, which is now rendered as Singapore in English. Singapura means "Lion City" in Sanskrit, and Sang Nila Utama is usually credited with naming the city, although its actual origin is uncertain.[1]

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