"Aruba" meaning in Dutch

See Aruba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aːˈru.baː/, /aːˈry.baː/ Audio: Nl-Aruba.ogg
Etymology: Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Spanish oro (“gold”) and the third-person singular preterite form of haber (“to have”) ("there was gold"), a derivation from Kalinago oruba (“well-placed”) or a compound of two Kalinago words, ora (“shell”) and oubao (“island”). Etymology templates: {{unc|nl}} Uncertain, {{cog|es|oro|t=gold}} Spanish oro (“gold”), {{cog|crb|oruba|t=well-placed}} Kalinago oruba (“well-placed”), {{cog|crb|-}} Kalinago Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Aruba n
  1. Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in the Netherlands Derived forms: ABC-eilanden, Arubaans
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