Etymology

Walvis Bay

Today it means: A city and bay in Namibia. Full definition →

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Literally "Whale Bay", this form of the Afrikaans and Dutch name prevails in English. For previous variants see Walvis Bay#Etymology.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.