Polynesia is the name of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, which includes the so-called French Polynesia. The name was coined by the writer Charles de Brosses in the eighteenth century, inspired by the Greek voices 960; 959; 955; 965; 962; ( polys "many" ) 957; 951; 963; 959; 962; ( Neesos "Island" ) - 953; 945; ( -ía "quality" ) .