It comes form the Indians there were in Jamaica and they call it land of wood and water and name the land xyamaica. Which means Jamaica
It's name comes from "Xaymaca". This an Arawak (the indigenous people of Jamaica) word which means "Land of Wood and Water.
The official name of Jamaica is simply 'Jamaica'
I remember reading a National Geographic article about Jamaica in the 80's. It said that the name Jamaica means "Jah Made Us". Jah is a shortened form of Jehovah such as in "Hall-le-lu-jah", which means "praise Jah".
The carribean sea.
dytrotion water
its Jamaica
A tibutary
The full name for the country Jamaica, is Jamaica. It is an island country that is located in Caribbean sea.
Jamaica is the third lagest island in the Caribbean sea Jamaica means land of wood and water
some names for Jamaica are official name-Jamaica Xaymaca-name given by tainos Jamrock- slang name
Generally, these are rivers called estuaries.