US President Donald Trump has said that Google CEO Sundar Pichai turned down his idea of renaming the Atlantic Ocean after him or America, saying the company had told him that unlike other water bodies that had been renamed under the incumbent administration, oceans were an entirely different matter.

Axar.az reports, citing India Today, that speaking at a campaign rally in the state of South Carolina on Wednesday, October 21, Trump recounted a conversation he had with Pichai about renaming one of the world's two largest water bodies after himself or the US.

"And I spoke to a brilliant guy, Sundar, he heads all of Google, he's a brilliant guy," Trump said.

Recounting the conversation, Trump said he had asked Pichai whether Google could handle renaming the Atlantic Ocean, only to be met with a negative response.

"No, no, no, this time I'm not doing it," Trump recalled Pichai telling him.

According to Trump, Pichai had explained that oceans were different from other geographical features because they extended across several countries.

"He said, he said, oceans are different, sir. You know, they cover, they cover a lot of countries," Trump said, adding that Google had asked him not to pursue the idea.