Havana
/həˈvæ.nə/ · name
Meaning
- The capital city of Cuba.
- A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
- A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.
- A type of large cigar produced in Cuba.
Etymology / origin
From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (cacique) who controlled the area, the name derived from Taíno sabana (“savannah”). The letter h may be an anthroponymic inflection.
- sabana(tnq)→
- La Habana(Spanish)→
- Havana (English)
- Relations: der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- Αβάνα(Greek) (bor)
- हवाना(Hindi) (bor)
- ハバナ(Japanese) (bor)
- ฮาวานา(Thai) (bor)
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