how did the portuguese man of war get its name
Portuguese man o' war The name "man o' war" comes from the man-of-war, an 18th-century armed sailing ship,[3] and the cnidarian's supposed resemblance to the Portuguese version at full sail.[4] In other languages, it is known as the 'Portuguese war-ship' (Dutch: Portugees oorlogsschip, Norwegian: portugisisk krigsskip, Finnish: portugalinsotalaiva, Chinese: 葡萄牙戰艦; pinyin: Pútáoyá zhànjiàn), the 'Portuguese galley' (German: portugiesische Galeere, Hungarian: portugál gálya), the 'Portuguese caravel' (Portuguese: caravela portuguesa, Spanish: carabela portuguesa, Italian: caravella portoghese), (French: caravelle portugaise, the 'Portuguese little boat' (Russian: португальский кораблик), the 'monk's hat jellyfish' (Chinese: 僧帽水母; pinyin: sēngmào shuǐmǔ), or the 'skipjack's eboshi-hat' (katsuo no eboshi (Japanese: 鰹の烏帽子)).
Portugal. The Man The band's name is based on the idea of David Bowie's "bigger than life" fame. They wanted the band to have a bigger than life feel but didn't want to name it after one of their members. "A country is a group of people," guitar player and vocalist John Gourley explains. "With Portugal, it just ended up being the first country that came to mind. The band's name is 'Portugal'. The period is stating that, and 'The Man' states that it's just one person." The name has more personal meaning as well: Portugal. The Man was going to be the name of a book that Gourley had planned to write about his father and his many adventures.[3][4]