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Why is christmas island called xmas island?

ok why is it called christmas island

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1. because xmas is an abbreviation of christmas...
2. It was named by william mynors who arrived there on christmas day 1643....
3. xmas is an abbreviation of christmas....the x represent the cross that Christ died on and is another way of saying Christ.
4. It's called Christmas island because it was discovered on Christmas day, 25th December 1643 by Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company on the ship Royal Mary, even though the Island was known to Portugese British and Dutch sailors before that though no one bothered to name it or land on it.
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