Java Names an Island, a Coffee and a Language
Java is an Indonesian island. Both a word for coffee and a programming language took their name from it.
Java is an Indonesian island, and by extension American slang for coffee. The island was a major coffee source under Dutch colonial rule, so *a cup of java* became American slang in the 1800s. The programming language was named in 1995 after the coffee its developers drank, which is why its logo is a steaming cup — a place named a drink, and the drink named a language. Java is also among the most densely populated large islands on Earth.
- An Indonesian island. *The island of Java.*
- Coffee (US slang). *A cup of java.*
- A programming language. *Written in Java.*
- Javanese — of Java. *Javanese.*
- From the 1800s. *The coffee sense.*
Word forms
| Form | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | java | Java. |
| Adjective | Javanese | Javanese. |
| Related | mocha | Mocha. |
| Related | arabica | Arabica. |
| Named | 1995 | The language. |
- Java is densely populated.Geography.
- Pour me some java.Slang.
- The language was named in 1995.Computing.
Coffee named after places
- Java — the Indonesian island
- Mocha — a port in Yemen
- Arabica — from Arabia, where cultivation spread
- Kona — a district of Hawaii
- Blue Mountain — a range in Jamaica
From the Indonesian island of Java, a major coffee producer, giving American slang for coffee from the 1800s.
Why is coffee called java?
The island of Java was a major coffee source under Dutch rule, and American slang took the name in the 1800s.
Why is the programming language called Java?
It was named in 1995 after the coffee its developers drank, which is also why its logo is a steaming cup.