Jamaica

Meaning

Proper Noun

• country Caribbean (region)
• island comprising most of that country
• Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
• Jamaica, Vermont, town Vermont (state).
• Jamaica, Queens, neighborhood Queens (borough) New York (state).

Origin

• From Taíno Xaymaca ("land of wood and water").
• After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.
• From the Massachusett word for “beaver”. Compare next etymology.
• Originally Jameco, from beaver. Compare previous etymology.