Chinchew

Etymology
Uncertain. Either: Compare. See also, , ,.
 * directly or indirectly via 🇨🇬, ultimately from specifically of the  dialect pronunciation, according to Van der Loon (1967), Boxer (1953) and the 1902 Encyclopedia from older late 1800s records, due to European sailors initially denoting on maps the  and surrounding areas as "" with various transcriptions such as "Chiochiu", "Chanchiu", "Chincheo", etc. as per Van der Loon (1967).
 * From a supposed previous "" romanization, from 🇨🇬 according to Duncan (1902)