Bwa refers to a woody plant timber or woodlandforest.

Saint lucia name origin. She is the patron saint of the city of Syracuse Sicily and of virgins. Every year St. Saint Lucia was first known as Louanalao by the Arawak Indians in 200 AD meaning Island of the Iguanas and then Hewanorra in 800 AD when the Carib Indians arrived and assimilated their culture into Saint Lucia.

Lucia was first settled by Arawak Indians around 200 AD though by 800 their culture had been superseded by that of the Caribs. The island is of volcanic origin and is bisected from north to south by a central ridge of wooded mountains the highest point being Mount Gimie 3145 feet 959 metres. It also comes from a Sicilian saint Famous real-life people named Lucia.

Lucians honor the origin of their islands name with a festival. Though she lived a considerably short life she is still celebrated in different parts of the world almost two thousand years later. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse.

Between 1663 and 1667 England took control of Saint Lucia sparking a long-term period of instability where the island changed hands a total of 14 times. It has been used in the England since the 12th century usually in the spellings. Its name makes it the first country to be named after a woman.

Lucy Italian Santa Lucia died 304 Syracuse Sicily. Saint Lucia Amerindian Name. 1 758 Capital City.

These early Amerindian cultures called the island Iouanalao and Hewanorra meaning Island of the Iguanas. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe in various spellings. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.