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Meaning & History
Scholars don't agree about the origin of the name of the island. After that the name Socotra may derive from:A Greek name that is derived from the name of a South Arabian tribe mentioned in Sabaic and Ḥaḑramitic inscriptions as Dhū-Śakūrid.The Sanskrit Dvīpa Sukhadara which means "island of bliss".The Arabian terms Suq, "market", and qutra, a vulgar form of qatir, which refers to "dragon's blood".