Where does the name Cuba come from?

Nobody knows for sure, but in Wikipedia there are a couple of theories: > The name Cuba comes from the Taíno language. read more

Cuba Name Meaning Portuguese, Asturian-Leonese, Galician, and Spanish: habitational name from any of the places in Portugal (in the provinces of Alentejo and Beira Baixa) or Spain (in Aragon, Asturies, and Galicia) named Cuba, from cuba ‘barrel’ (from Latin cupa). read more

The name Cuba comes from the Taíno language. The exact meaning of. the name is unclear but it may be translated either as 'where. fertile land is abundant' (cubao), or 'great place' (coabana). Authors who believe that Christopher Columbus was Portuguese state. that Cuba was named by Columbus for the town of Cuba in the. district of Beja in Portugal. read more