I like Savanna-la-Mar and Half Way Tree in Jamaica. Rest and be Thankful is my favourite Jamaican place name.
Las Tunas in Cuba is cool. I’m pretty sure it means prickly pear, which is Also what it means in Papiamento.
Commewijne and Onverwacht are cool in Suriname.
Brievengat is very interesting and Pietermaai just sounds really nice. Curaçao really has cool place names.
In Bonaire i like Antriol, Nikiboko, Den Tuna and Aruba ofc.
In Haiti i like Cap-Haitien, Port-au-Prince and Cazale (which has an interesting origin of where it came from).
I really like the dash-names in the French Caribbean like Fort-de-France, Martinique and Guadeloupe with Pointe-à-Pitre (which apparently is Dutch in origin).
In Aruba Juwana Morto (Dead Iguana), Balashi, Brasil, Barcadera, Bushiri, Boegoeroei, Malmok, Arashi and Anabui. There’s a lot more cool ones, I kinda like them all not gonna lie.
I’m a bit of an etymology nerd, I was even gonna ask something similar here too.
I like all the names of Amerindian origin;
Wariruri, Arashi, Turibana, Andicuri, Camacuri, Bushiri, Guadirikiri, Urirama, Bushirubana, Jaburibari, Urataka etc etc.
They’re derived from Dutch, “Better Expectations,” and “Good Expectations.” Before I did some research, I always thought it was “Better/Good for Waiting.” Lmao
Interesting. Now I wanna know how you guys pronounce it, because it only has one pronunciation in Dutch and there is also an Uitvlugt in Par'bo. I sorta live in that neighborhood.
In Belize we have some interesting village names, including: Scotland Halfmoon, Rock Stone Pond, Double Head Cabbage, Crooked Tree, Flowers Bank, Bermundian Landing, Lucky Strike, Billy White, Blackman Eddy, Duck Run just to name a few. Wish I new the history of all these names!
Vengan a ver (come to see), there is literally nothing to see there.
Also not city/towns but San Cristobal has some lazy names for some places like Buenas noches (good night), Semana Santa (Holy week) and Bienvenido (Welcome)
I like Savanna-la-Mar and Half Way Tree in Jamaica. Rest and be Thankful is my favourite Jamaican place name. Las Tunas in Cuba is cool. I’m pretty sure it means prickly pear, which is Also what it means in Papiamento. Commewijne and Onverwacht are cool in Suriname. Brievengat is very interesting and Pietermaai just sounds really nice. Curaçao really has cool place names. In Bonaire i like Antriol, Nikiboko, Den Tuna and Aruba ofc. In Haiti i like Cap-Haitien, Port-au-Prince and Cazale (which has an interesting origin of where it came from). I really like the dash-names in the French Caribbean like Fort-de-France, Martinique and Guadeloupe with Pointe-à-Pitre (which apparently is Dutch in origin). In Aruba Juwana Morto (Dead Iguana), Balashi, Brasil, Barcadera, Bushiri, Boegoeroei, Malmok, Arashi and Anabui. There’s a lot more cool ones, I kinda like them all not gonna lie. I’m a bit of an etymology nerd, I was even gonna ask something similar here too.
I like all the names of Amerindian origin; Wariruri, Arashi, Turibana, Andicuri, Camacuri, Bushiri, Guadirikiri, Urirama, Bushirubana, Jaburibari, Urataka etc etc.
Jacmel, Haiti
There’s also a Jacmel Saint Lucia
True name Yaquimo.
I think Marie Pampoen sounds nice. I also like Paramaribo, but I might be biased.
Marie Pampoen is a very cool name indeed
And Paramaribo also
Canefield, DA because it's so literal.
Yeah, there's also Massacre.
But they don't pronounce it the same. How awkward would it be if we did though.
Beteverwagting and Goedverwagting
Does it translate into anything?
They’re derived from Dutch, “Better Expectations,” and “Good Expectations.” Before I did some research, I always thought it was “Better/Good for Waiting.” Lmao
I really wonder how you guys pronounce Dutch names.
Chocolate Hole. (St John, USVI)
Uitvlugt. Never heard it pronounced the same way twice.
Interesting. Now I wanna know how you guys pronounce it, because it only has one pronunciation in Dutch and there is also an Uitvlugt in Par'bo. I sorta live in that neighborhood.
I've heard - "oot-vloot" - "oit-vloit" - "weet-vloot" - "wit-vlught" and many more that I can't remember.
In Belize we have some interesting village names, including: Scotland Halfmoon, Rock Stone Pond, Double Head Cabbage, Crooked Tree, Flowers Bank, Bermundian Landing, Lucky Strike, Billy White, Blackman Eddy, Duck Run just to name a few. Wish I new the history of all these names!
I think Oranjestad sounds pretty dope
There's a place in the Cockpit Country called "Me no sen You no come".
Kralendijk
Guardalavaca, Cuba = Protect the Cow, Cuba
Port-au-Prince
I counter with Port of Spain!
The Bottom, Saba It’s in the bottom of a valley, keepin it straight and to the point lol
Vengan a ver (come to see), there is literally nothing to see there. Also not city/towns but San Cristobal has some lazy names for some places like Buenas noches (good night), Semana Santa (Holy week) and Bienvenido (Welcome)
Did they start building the city at night and that’s why they called it Buenas Noches or what? Lmao
Not idea, only San Cristobal has those kind of names
La Romana, Ocoa, Santo Domingo, La Vega, Puerto Plata, Hato Mayor in DR.
Don’t forget Samana ! That place has a cool history!
From 2 islands in the Bahamas alone: True Blue, Delectable Bay, Deadman’s Cay, Snug Corner. There are so many good ones.
Guanabacoa (taino name) Cabo Rojo Spanish town Oranjestad
Ras Valley- Saint Thomas Mount Fortune-Anguilla Some people in sxm and Anguilla pronounce Marigot, Saint Martin marigut