The name of the country has been a matter of dispute and disagreement, particularly in the early 21st century, focusing mainly on the political legitimacy of those using ''Myanmar'' versus ''Burma''. Both names derive from the earlier Burmese ''Mranma'' or ''Mramma'', an ethnonym for the majority Burman ethnic group, of uncertain etymology. The terms are also popularly thought to derive from ''Brahma Desha'' or  ब्रह्मादेश/ब्रह्मावर्त (Sanskrit) after Brahma.