Meaning and Origin
What does the name Cuba mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
- a country on the island of Cuba.
- the largest island in the West Indies.
- The largest island in the West Indies
- A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).
- A country and the largest island of the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
- A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
- A city in Crawford County, Missouri.
- A town in New York, and a village within it.
- A city in Illinois.
- A village in New Mexico.
- A town in Alabama.
- A city in Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Owen County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A ghost town in Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri.
- A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
- A former settlement in Merced County, California.
From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.
- A village in Beja district, Portugal.
Cuba was also found in the following language(s): Asturian, Catalan, Cebuano, Classical Nahuatl, Danish, Dutch, French, Galician, Interlingua, Italian, Latin, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Occitan, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish