| country | original name | interpretation | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua | Wadadli | ?? | |
| Barbuda | Wa`amoni | ?? | |
| Cuba | Cubanacan | Taino | |
| Dominica | Wai`tukubuli | Tall Is Her Body | Caribs |
| Guadeloupe | Karukera/Kalaoucera | Island of Beautiful Waters | |
| Haiti + Dominican Rep. | Haiti | High Mountain | Taino |
| Kiskeya (sp. Quisqueya) | Earth-mountain place | Taino | |
| Bohio | Round home/Homeland | ||
| Hispaniola | New Spain | Columbus | |
| Jamaica | Hamaica | Land of wood and water | Taino |
| Martinique | Madinina | Flower Island | |
| Montserrat | Alliouagana | Land of the Prickly Pear? | |
| Nevis | Oualie | ?? | |
| Puerto Rico | Boriken | Great land of the valient noble lord | Taino |
| Borinquen | corruption of Boriken | Columbus | |
| Redonda (uninhabited; between Montserrat and Nevis |
Ocanmanru | ?? | |
| St. Kitts | Liamugua | ?? | |
| St. Lucia | Iyanola | ?? | |
| St. Maarten | Oualiche | ?? | |
| St. Vincent | Hairoun | ?? | Carib |
| Trinidad | Iere | Land of the hummingbird | |
| La Trinité | The Trinity | Columbus |
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