English Explanatory Dictionary

Sanibel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Ellipsis of Sanibel Island: a barrier island in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the west coast of Florida.
  2. A city on Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, United States.

Word forms

Sanibel

Etymology

From Spanish Sanibel, from San Nibel. from Santa Ybel, from santa+Isabella. From being named after Queen Isabella I of Castille and Saint Elizabeth (Santa Isabella), the mother of John the Baptist. The city is named after the island upon which it sits. From Spanish Puerto de Sanibel, from Puerto de San Nibel.

Related words

Nibel Point Ybel Sanibel Island Ybel
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