Interpretation of Lovango

Pronounced and sometimes written Lu’ongo or Loango, the cay’s name likely comes from the name of an African kingdom, a trading post in the Congo, of the 16th or 17th century. The names of proximate cays – Congo and Mingo – tie in with this theory. 

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