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Great Britain
[Great Britain 词源字典]
c. 1400,
Grete Britaigne
"the land of the Britons before the English conquest" (as opposed to Brittany), also "England and Wales;" see
great
(adj.) +
Britain
.
[Great Britain etymology, Great Britain origin, 英语词源]