The story
- Spanish · derived fromLagartos
- Spanish · borrowed fromCaymanes
- English todayCayman Islands
From Spanish Caymanes, variant of earlier Spanish Lagartos in reference to the early prevalence of marine and freshwater crocodiles on the islands. Spanish caimán and Portuguese caimão are of uncertain etymology, being variously attributed to Taíno kaimán, Kari'na acayouman, and Kongo.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.