FromMayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinctMayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now calledLake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for theMiami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.
2017 March 1, Hannah Seligson, “Where to get hip in Palm Beach”, inCNN[1]:
It may get even busier in town when a sleek train service called the Brightline debuts this summer, shuttling travelers between nearby West Palm Beach andMiami.
2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, inCNN[2]:
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International and Palm Beach International are solid choices if your final destination is north ofMiami city limits.
“Miami”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2003–2025
