บางกอก

Etymology
Believed to be from 🇰🇲, as olives were cultivated in the area. The name has been called since Ayutthaya period by foreigners. (Du Royaume de Siam spells Bancock/Bancok.)

Usage notes

 * The area was generally called Bangkok until it was made the capital city of the (now Thailand) in 1782 and a ceremonial name,, was given to it.
 * The ceremonial name is shortened as, which now serves as the formal name of Bangkok. This shortened name can again be shortened as.