> California is derived from Khalif, a Muslim Ruler (same > word that Daesh uses to refer to their leader today). Not really. That was the invention of Edward

> California is derived from Khalif, a Muslim Ruler (same > word that Daesh uses to refer to their leader today). Not really. That was the invention of Edward Everett Hale (a theologian with no linguistic training, who died 100 years ago). See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_California