Etymology
There are various suggestions of the derivation of the name Gorontalo.:
- from Hulontalangio, the name of a tribe that resided in the area
- from Hua Lolontalango, which means cavemen who used to walk back and forth
- from Hulutalangi, which means nobler
- from Huluo Lo Tola, which means a place where snakehead fish breed
- from Pongolatalo or Pohulatalo, which means: a waiting place
- from Gunung Telu, which means three mountains
- from Hunto, which means a place that is always flowed by water
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