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Origin of the name (or surname) of Borneo?

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It's an island and a surname too!

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  1. When I was there they told me a European asked

    "What do you call that?" and pointed.

    The natives thought he meant a coconut, so they said "Bua Neo" (fruit of the coconut tree, in Malay). He dutifully copied it down as the name of their land.

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