Editing Antigua and Barbuda (section)

== Etymology ==
{{lang|es|Antigua}} is Spanish for 'ancient' and {{lang|es|barbuda}} is Spanish for 'bearded'.<ref name=Factbook /> The island of Antigua was originally called {{lang|tnq|Waladli}} by the [[Arawak]]s, and the [[Island Caribs|Caribs]] possibly called Barbuda {{lang|crb|Wa'omoni}}. [[Christopher Columbus]], while sailing by in 1493, may have named it {{lang|es|Santa Maria la Antigua}}, after an icon in the Spanish [[Seville Cathedral]]. The "bearded" of Barbuda is thought to refer either to the male inhabitants of the island, or the bearded fig trees present there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IT |date=2020-03-03 |title=History Of Antigua – Antigua And Barbuda |url=https://embassy.ag/dario-item-antigua-barbuda-antigua-barbuda-history/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Antigua and Barbuda Embassy in Madrid – Ambassador Dario Item |language=en-US}}</ref> The term {{lang|aig|Wadadli}} is a corrupted form of the original Arawak name, emerging from a misspelling in a popular 1970s song. The term is sometimes used in Antiguan and Barbudan Creole to refer to the island's original name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barzey |first=Ursula Petula |date=2019-03-05 |title=Exploring The Historic City Of St John's Antigua |url=https://www.caribbeanandco.com/city-of-st-johns-antigua/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Caribbean & Co. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Reg">{{cite web |author=Murphy, Reg |title=Common Myths |url=http://www.archaeologyantigua.org/index.php/archaeological-background/common-myths |access-date=4 September 2014 |work=Archaeology Antigua |at=Waladli versus Wadadli}}</ref> {{lang|aig|Aanteega an' Baabyuuda}} is the Creole endonym for the country, deriving from the English name.<ref name="axarplex.com">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Antiguan and Barbudan Creole orthography |url=https://www.axarplex.com/items/antiguan-and-barbudan-creole-orthography |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Axarplex |language=en}}</ref>