Not something I thought of a lot when I was back in US since USA is… a pretty bureaucratic name by all means. But I just realized that some countries have really fascinating names in their local language
Like how China names itself Central/Middle country in a very grandiose way (as in, we are the center of the world), or Japan being “land of the rising sun”
Aotearoa - new Zealand
To most it means “Land of the long white cloud” and as with most Maori things, there’s a story that goes along with it if you want to read.
https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/aotearoa