That should have been 'Bom Baim' = Good bay. "The normal Portuguese rendering of 'good bay' would have been boa bahia rather than the grammatically incorrect bom bahia. However, it is possible to find the form baim (masc.) for 'little bay' in sixteenth-century Portuguese. "
However, note that the place is still called Bombaim in Portuguese. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Gina Fernandes <[email protected]> > To: estb. 1994! Goa's premiere mailing list <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 8 October, 2010 4:01:30 AM > Subject: [Goanet] Who Built Bombay...... > > WHO BUILT BOMBAY? >The Portuguese named > the group of seven Islands 'Bom Baia', Good Bay .
