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Where does “Guam” come from?

Guam comes from Chamorro guåhån, whose original meaning is unknown.

Ancestry of “Guam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChamorroGuåhan—

Words derived from “Guam”

  • 괌
  • Kuwaam̧
  • Kuam̧
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