Type Country, River & Settlement
Usage Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Guarani
Pronounced Pron. pa-ra-GHWIE(Spanish) PAR-ə-gway(English) PEHR-ə-gway(English) PAR-ə-gwie(English) PEHR-ə-gwie(English) PA-RA-GWEH(French) pa-ra-GWIE(Italian) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
The name of a landlocked country in South America. It is derived from a river of the same name, of uncertain meaning. It possibly means "water from the sea" in Guaraní, from para "sea", gua "from" and y "water". In Guaraní Paraguái is the name of the country and the river, with Paraguay the name of the capital city Asunción.
Related Names
VariantParaguái(Guarani)
Other Languages & CulturesParagvaj(Bosnian) Paragvay(Bulgarian) Paraguai(Catalan) Paragvaj(Croatian) Paraguai(Japanese) Paragvay(Kazakh) Paragvaja(Latvian) Paragvajus(Lithuanian) Paragvaj(Macedonian) Paragwaj(Polish) Paraguai(Portuguese) Paragvay(Russian) Paragvaj(Serbian) Paraguaj(Slovak) Paragvaj(Slovene) Parahvay(Ukrainian)
