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-RA-kəs(English) kə-RAH-kəs(English) ka-ra-kas(Czech) KA-RA-KAS(French) ka-RA-kas(German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish) TSAW-raw-tsawsh(Hungarian) ku-RA-kush(Portuguese) ku-RA-kus(Brazilian Portuguese) KA-ra-kas(Slovak) [key·IPA]
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.