"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”), {{m|es|haber|t=to have}} haber (“to have”), {{cog|crb|oruba|t=well-placed}} Kalinago oruba (“well-placed”), {{cog|crb|-}} Kalinago, {{m|crb|ora||t=shell}} ora (“shell”), {{m|crb|oubao|t=island}} oubao (“island”) 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): Aruba, Countries, Islands, Places in the Netherlands Derived forms: Arubaans
    Sense id: en-Aruba-nl-name-6wfc9yT2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dependent territories of the Netherlands

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