Where does the name "Europe" come from?

[accepthetruth]

always a topic of interest, does anyone know where the name "Europe" came from, and how the continent came to be named as so?

[safinator]

Where does the name Europe come from? (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Where+does+the+name+europe+come+from%3F)

[Smaug]

In mythology, Europa was the name of an ancient Phoenician princess. It probably derives from the Greek "Eurus" meaning wide, and "Opts" meaning eye, and this name can be traced back the proto-Indo-European language.