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Country name Guatemala, in 35 editions.
The entry for Guatemala published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Guatemala
Republic of Guatemala
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form:
Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form:
Guatemala
local long form:
Republica de Guatemala
local short form:
Guatemala
The entry for Guatemala did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala conventional short form: Guatemala local long form: Republica de Guatemala local short form: Guatemala
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long short form: Republica de Guatemala
local short long form: Republica de Guatemala
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local short long form: Republica de Guatemala
local long short form: Republica de Guatemala
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form:
Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form:
Guatemala
local long form:
Republica de Guatemala
local short form:
Guatemala
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- etymology:
- name derives from the Mayan word meaning "land of trees"
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
etymology: name derives from the Mayan word meaning "land of trees"
The same text in 2017 and 2018.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- etymology:
- name derives from the Maya word meaning "Land of Trees"
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
etymology: name derives from the Mayan Maya word meaning "land "Land of trees" Trees"
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- etymology:
- the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala;
- the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala";
- the Spanish applied that name to a re founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
etymology: the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala"; the Spanish applied that name to a re founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- Republica de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- etymology:
- the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala;
- the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala";
- the Spanish applied that name to a re-founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
etymology: the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala"; the Spanish applied that name to a re founded re-founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- República de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- etymology:
- the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala;
- the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala";
- the Spanish applied that name to a re-founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica República de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
etymology: the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala"; the Spanish applied that name to a re-founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Guatemala
- conventional short form:
- Guatemala
- local long form:
- República de Guatemala
- local short form:
- Guatemala
- etymology:
- the Spanish conquistadors' first capital (established in 1524) was a former Mayan settlement called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of the eagle" but that the Spanish probably pronounced "Guatemala"
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: República de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala
etymology: the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their conquistadors' first capital (established in 1524), 1524) was a former Maya settlement, was Mayan settlement called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", the eagle" but which that the Spanish probably pronounced "Guatemala"; the Spanish applied that name to a re-founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country "Guatemala"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guatemala: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guatemala/country-name.