"Sunday Island" in Latin, feminized from diēs Dominicus ("Sunday", "Lordly Day"), possibly via Spanish Domingo, for the day of the island's sighting by Christopher Columbus on 3 November 1493. At the time of Dominica's discovery, there was no special saint's day on that date and Columbus's own father had been named Domenego.Wai'tu Kubuli, a former endonym: "Tall is her body" in the local Carib dialect.Dominica.dm. "Discover Dominica: an Introduction to Our Caribbean Island ". Retrieved 27 June 2010.
"Sunday Island" in Latin, feminized from diēs Dominicus ("Sunday", "Lordly Day"), possibly via Spanish Domingo, for the day of the island's sighting by Christopher Columbus on 3 November 1493. At the time of Dominica's discovery, there was no special saint's day on that date and Columbus's own father had been named Domenego.Wai'tu Kubuli, a former endonym: "Tall is her body" in the local Carib dialect.Dominica.dm. "Discover Dominica: an Introduction to Our Caribbean Island " Retrieved 27 June 2010.