Why do you call belfast belfast?

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Whoever answered the Q is totally wrong,
The name BELFAST, comes from,the Fijord,"The Mouth of the water"
The place to move to or from.
I;e Bel -Fairste=to move (safely)(Lough or River).

Fascinating...thanks for that! :o)

Thanks for the info teacher. Now can you tell me why they call Istanbul Istanbul?

No. in that place, people were sooo bored. They would say, Let's go ring bells and run fast. One man asked where? The other thought he asked What? and said Befast. So the area became known as Belfast. before that it was known as Pranksterville.

It's from the Gaelic name "B茅al Feirste" : The river mouth at the sandy ford.

Thanks for the information. Please tell us what language the word Belfast originated from. And explain more clearly the etymology of the word.

BRIAN H, HAD THE RIGHT ANS,BELFAST WAS NAMED AFTER THE RIVER THAT FLOWS UNDER HIGH ST IT IS IRISH NAME BEAL FEIRST E

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