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(1) Great Britain. A little bit of history and names England – Engla Land (the land of angels).Britain is derived from the Middle English Bretayne , a variant of Latin Britannia. Pritani or Priteni..They picked up this word from the earlier habitats. Britannia prima (England) Britannia secunda (Wales), North Britannia (Scotland).Originally, the term Gr. Br. distinguished Britain from Britannia Minor, that is Brittany (in France).The term Gr. Br. was used in 1604, when James I was pro