A Origem do Nome "Miami"

Miami recebe o nome dos Mayaimi, um povo nativo americano que habitava as margens do Lago Okeechobee.

Etimologia e História

Miami is a ppla2 located in FL, United States. With a population of approximately 487,014, it is one of many communities whose name tells a story about the region's past.

Understanding why places are named as they are gives us a window into history — the languages spoken, the people honoured, the landscapes encountered and the cultures that shaped the world we live in today. The field of toponymy (the study of place names) reveals that almost every name has a meaning, even when that meaning has been obscured by centuries of linguistic change.