Tuvalu

Meaning

Proper Noun

Origin

  • From Tuvaluan in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island was inhabited in 1949. Compare to Proto-Austronesian *walu.

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