Etymology

Lion City

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The story

From the literal English meaning of Singapore's name, which derives from Malay singa ("lion") and pura ("city"), from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) and पुर (pura, “city”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.