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How did Key West get its name?

Last updated February 14, 2021 by ZagBot Comment

The Key West name originates from the anglicized pronunciation by English-speaking settlers, of the island’s Spanish name Cayo Hueso.

The name was given to the island by the Spanish, the word cayo, referring to a small, flat, sandy island, and hueso, the Spanish word for bone, possibly a reference to the bones of prior native inhabitants, who used the island as burial ground.

Under subsequent English-speaking settlers, the name became Key West, which might have seemed entirely appropriate given the island’s position as the westernmost cay of the Florida Keys archipelago.

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