where does the name Palestine come from
The name Palestine is given to the region spreading from eastern Mediterranean coast to the Jordan Valley to the area covering Galilee Lake in the north and southern Negev Desert.The origin of this word lies in âPleshethâ.our Arabic name will tell you where you are from originallyâ¦but if you claim to come from âPalestineâ (and I donât doubt that you were born there) the areas of origin for your surname are easy to find. It is going to be Syrian, Saudi Arabian or Egyptian. Arab surnames are geographically based, and also clan based.