Belize en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
The origin of the name Belize is debated and marked by various theories. One contested hypothesis suggests a derivation from Peter Wallace, a Scottish corsair whose name may have evolved into Belize through Spanish pronunciation, though modern scholars dismiss this as a colonial myth. Another possibility points to a Maya origin, from the word balix or belix, meaning "muddy waters," likely referring to the Belize River. Early 18th-century cartographic records show variations such as Balesia and Belleze. Another Maya theory links the name to the phrase Bel Itza, meaning "road to Itzá," possibly referring to the Maya kingdom of Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.
Meanings
- An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.
Deriveds
Belizian · Belize City · Belizean · Belize River · Belize dollar · Belmopan · BZD
Translations (102)
kam Belize (country) · sh Beliz (country) · sv Belize (country) · sh Бѐлӣзе (country) · tk Beliz (country) · ia Belize (country) · ur بیلیز (country) · sl Belize (country) · sk Belize (country) · ja ベリーズ (country) · et Belize (country) · km បេលី (country) · lo ເບລິດ (country) · eo Belizo (country) · fi Belize (country) · mn Белиз (country) · ka ბელიზი (country) · yi בעליז (country) · am ቤሊዝ (country) · pa ਬੇਲੀਜ਼ (country) · sq Beliza (country) · ar بَلِيز (country) · ky Белиз (country) · de Belize (country) · hi बेलीज़ (country) · ga An Bheilís (country) · tl Belise (country) · tr Belize (country) · ast Belize (country) · az Beliz (country) · br Belize (country) · fa بلیز (country) · sw Belize (country) · nrf Bélize (country) · kk Белиз (country) · ru Бели́з (country) · it Belize (country) · tg Белиз (country) · tl Belize (country) · ro Belize (country) · mt il-Beliz (country) · si බෙලීස් (country) · uz Beliz (country) · gl Belice (country) · sh Белиз (country) · bo བེ་ལི་ཛི (country) · sq Belize (country) · rue Белі́з (country) · dz བེ་ལིཛ (country) · el Μπελίζ (country) · scn Belizi (country) · bg Бели́з (country) · vi Be-li-dơ (country) · th เบลีซ (country) · vi Bê-li-xê (country) · ko 벨리즈 (country) · nl Belize (country) · fr Belize (country) · is Belís (country) · luy Belize (country) · luo Belize (country) · cmn 伯利茲 /伯利兹 (country) · mk Бели́з (country) · id Belize (country) · my ဘလိဇ် (country) · lv Beliza (country) · ug بېلىز (country) · es Belice (country) · he בֶּלִיז (country) · mi Pērihi (country) · nb Belize (country) · mt il-Beliże (country) · pl Belize (country) · tt Белиз (country) · dv ބެލީޒު (country) · fo Belis (country) · ta பெலீசு (country) · ps بليز (country) · mer Belize (country) · ko 벨리제 (country) · uk Белі́з (country) · be Бэлі́з (country) · ta பெலீஸ் (country) · kln Belize (country) · cy Belîs (country) · cs Belize (country) · ca Belize (country) · af Belize (country) · bzj Bileez (country) · bn বেলিজ (country) · kmr Belîze (country) · hu Belize (country) · be Белі́з (country) · hy Բելիզ (country) · pt Belize (country) · da Belize (country) · ht Beliz (country) · lt Belizas (country) · ki Belize (country) · ms Belize (country) · sh Bèlīze (country) · srn Belise (country)