# Antigua

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ænˈtiːɡ(w)ə/ · frequency rank #26,003

## Definitions
1. The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s
Latin antīquus
Old Spanish antigo
Spanish antiguo
Spanish antiguabor.
English Antigua
From Spanish antigua, in honor of a religious icon of St Mary (La Virgen de la Antigua) in Seville. Coined by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

## Easily confused with
- **antique** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antigua-vs-antique)
- **Antifa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antifa-vs-antigua)
- **antigen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antigen-vs-antigua)

## Common misspellings (9)
`anitgua`, `anntigua`, `antgiua`, `antigau`, `antiggua`, `antiuga`, `anttigua`, `atnigua`, `natigua`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antigua