which country is named after a woman

There is a widely cited fact that Saint Lucia is the only sovereign country named after a woman. Saint Lucia (Saint Lucy of Syracuse) was named by European explorers in reference to Saint Lucy, and it is commonly stated as the sole country named in honor of a female figure. Ireland is sometimes mentioned in discussions about countries named after female identities, but Ireland is generally described as being named after a goddess or mythic figure rather than a direct saint, and it is not universally counted as being named after a woman in the same sense as Saint Lucia. If you’d like, I can look up the latest sources to confirm current scholarly consensus on this point.