'Barbados' originates from Portuguese, specifically the word 'Os Barbados', where 'barbados' meant 'the bearded ones'.

'Os Barbados' was used by Portuguese explorers to describe the island's fig trees, which had a beard-like appearance, and eventually became the modern English name 'Barbados'.

Initially, it referred to the island's fig trees, but over time it evolved into the name of the country itself.