Yes, it literally means “lowlands”, but that’s its actual name used by the people from that country in the primary language of the people from that country.
Holland is just a region in the Netherlands (today the provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland collectively), but people refer to the entire country as “Holland” sometimes.
I agree with you, but I think the name Netherlands comes from the land being low.
But we call it Holland, even though Holland is just one portion of the whole country.
Please, let me live in a world where Americans call it Netherlands.
-An American who thinks calling it Holland is dumb.
Yes, it literally means “lowlands”, but that’s its actual name used by the people from that country in the primary language of the people from that country.
Holland is just a region in the Netherlands (today the provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland collectively), but people refer to the entire country as “Holland” sometimes.