Hoerikwaggo
Hoerikwaggo
Etymology and History
hese peoples also had names for the mountain before the Europeans arrived. In the San and Khoekhoe language it was called Huriǂoaxa, the Sea Mountain (lit. 'sea-emerging').
This term is perhaps the earliest known (written) name for this mountain because it is mentioned in the journal of Captain Robert Jacob Gorden on his fourth journey in 1779:[1][2]
"de Oude hottentotten hieten de Caap hoerie ḱwaggo of de zeeberg de emphasies op ieder der laatste syllabe van het woord”
in translation
“The old Hottentots call Cape Town hoerie ḱwaggo or sea-mountain, with the stress on the last syllable of each word”.
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was suggested to IAU WGSN by members of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Cape Town. WGSN adopted the name in the IAU-CSN.
