The story
The island is named for the presence of ambergris on its shores. The element little was added to distinguish the island from Big Ambergris Cay.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Ambergris Cay
Lit·tle Am·ber·gris CayToday it means: An island of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Full definition →