Etymology

Grand Cayman

Great Cay·man

Today it means: An island, the largest of the three Cayman Islands. Full definition →

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The story

The name of the island is derived from caiman (“species of alligatorid”). The element grand was added to distinguish the island from its neighbours in the Cayman Islands.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.