Etymology

Floreana

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Today it means: An island of San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador. Full definition →

Spanish isla
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromisla
  2. English todayFloreana

From Spanish isla Floreana, from floreana, from Ecuadorian president Juan José Flores + -ana (“-an: forming adjectives”), a name bestowed in 1832 upon Ecuador's annexation of the Galapagos Islands.

Words from the same roots

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IslaSan Salvador Island

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