Not the people or the country, just the name. According to my tour guide last weekend, Arabs came to Lebanon and were amazed by its snow covered peaks. Wow, they thought, that looks just like labneh [a local dish that is basically white yogurt with chick peas in it], we shall call this Lebanon.
Who knows if there's any veracity whatsoever in any of that but it makes a good story. Lebanon is named after yogurt. Who knew?
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