The place is known in Italian as "Pelagosa", from Greek πέλαγος (i.e. sea), and this is the source of the current Croatian name, as well as of the name of the mineral just mentioned.
The place is known in Italian as "Pelagosa", an adjective meaning'of the high seas' derived from from Greek πέλαγος'sea'. This is the source of the current Croatian name, as well as of the name of the mineral just mentioned.