island of granada origin of name
. Grenada Etymology The Origin of the Island of Grenada's Name The origin of the name Grenada is vague. Before the Europeans arrived, the standard story is that Grenada was inhabited by the 'war-like Carib Indians who had driven the peaceful Arawak Indians' from the island.s the seat of the Moorish kingdom of Granada, the city was the final stronghold of the Moors in Spain, falling to the Roman Catholic monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I in January 1493.&#148. The origin of the name Grenada is vague.