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==Etymology== The origin of the name Capri is uncertain. It may derive from the [[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|κάπρος}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|kápros}}), meaning '[[wild boar]]'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=capri {{!}} Etymology, origin and meaning of the name capri by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Capri |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505025521/https://www.etymonline.com/word/Capri |archive-date=2022-05-05 |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref> Ancient Greek colonists from [[Magna Graecia]] were the first recorded inhabitants, calling the island {{lang|grc-Latn|Kapreai}} ({{lang|grc|Καπρέαι}}).<ref>[[Strabo]], ''[[Geographica]]'', 5.4.9</ref> Alternatively, the name could come from the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|capreae}}, meaning '[[goat]]s'.<ref name=":0" /> Fossils of wild boars have been found on the island, supporting the Greek etymology.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} A less likely theory suggests an [[Etruscan language|Etruscan]] origin meaning 'rocky', referencing the island's limestone terrain.<ref name="Gellhorn">{{cite news|last=Gellhorn|first=Martha|title=Everybody's Happy on Capri|publisher=Saturday Evening Post}}</ref>
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