Why Is Djibouti Called Djibouti?
Why Is Djibouti Called Djibouti? According to the Somali Issas’ legend, it is thought that the name Djibouti comes from the name of a beast called ‘buti’ (‘bear’) that used to terrorize the population. What does Djibouti mean? / dʒɪˈbu ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun. a republic in eastern Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: