There are various explanations for that, but, the more possible one is that it took the name out of Kuprum, which meant Copper in the ancient era of Cyprus. And as the island was popular for the wealth amounts of Copper (which keeps until today), they used to call it the copper land, otherwise Kuprum. Through the ages the name had been alternated to several other between which Kubrus, and, ended to Cyprus (in Greek is Kypros).
Cyprus ;) Cyprus ;)
Cyprus in the easternmost island
Just Cyprus or Kipros in Greek.
Otellol and Pygmalion are set in Cyprus.
It is used in the Cyprus Hotel in Cyprus.
Cyprus has a national team, which would simply be known as Cyprus. They have many club teams.
From the Latin word cyprium, after the island of Cyprus, by the ancient Romans, because so much of it was mined there.'Copper' is a corruption from the Latin 'aes Cyprium', "the metal of Cyprus", Cyprus having been an important source of copper for the Romans.
Are you sure you really need that answered? Is your name Richard? Do you work for Branston? Cyprus potatoes come from the Mediterranean island of CYPRUS.
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It is Cyprus