Meanings
proper noun
- An island and district of the Cayman Islands.
Origin
The name of the island is derived from caiman (“species of alligatorid”). The element little was added to distinguish the island from its neighbours in the Cayman Islands.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Little Cayman
daemonDamonBremenshamanlaymancaimanforamenstamenNemangravamenflamenflehmenGrand Caymanneuroforamenrepresentamen
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Little Cayman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Cayman
MLA
“Little Cayman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Cayman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Little Cayman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Cayman.
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