indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Settlement
Usage English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /kə.ˈɹæ.kəs/(English) /kə.ˈɹɑː.kəs/(English) /ka.ra.kas/(Czech) /ka.ʁa.kas/(French) /ka.ˈʁa.kas/(German) /ˈt͡sɒ.rɒ.t͡sɒʃ/(Hungarian) /ka.ˈɾa.kas/(Italian, Spanish) /ka.ˈra.kas/(Polish, Romanian) /kɐ.ˈɾa.kɐʃ/(Portuguese) /kɐ.ˈɾa.kɐs/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈka.ra.kas/(Slovak) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From the earlier name Santiago de León de Caracas. The name Caracas is most likely derived from the name of a tribe that used to live in the area. This is the name of the capital city of Venezuela.