Other sources have a different origin for the Portuguese name Bombaim. José Pedro Machado's Onomástico Etimológico Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (Portuguese Dictionary of Etymology and Onomastics ") refers to what is probably the first Portuguese to the place of reference, dated 1516, or as Benamajambu Tena-Maiambu, stressing that" maiambu " "I think Refer to-Mumba Devi, the Hindu goddess after which the place is named in Marathi (Mumbai). In the same century, the spelling seems to have changed for Mombayn (1525), then Mombaim (1563). shape Final Bombaim appears later in the 16th century, as recorded by Gaspar in his Lendas Correia da Índia ( "Legends of India"). JP Machado appears to reject the "Bom Bahia" hypothesis, saying that the Portuguese records indicating the presence of a bay to the place led the English assuming that the name (bahia, "bay") is an integral part of Portuguese name, which the French version Bombay, adapted from Portuguese.

History of Mumbai

The High Court of Bombay is a case history of the British colonial architecture in Mumbai MumbaiPresent was originally an archipelago of seven islands. Kandivali items found in the north, near Mumbai indicate that these islands had been inhabited since the Stone Age. Documented Evidence of the dwelling dates back to 250 BC, when it was known as Heptanesia (Ptolemy) (ancient Greek: A cluster of Sept-Iles). In the 3rd century BC, the islands are part of the Maurya Empire, ruled by the Buddhist emperor, Asoka. During its first few centuries, control of Mumbai was disputed between the Indo-Western Satraps Scythians and the Satavahanas. Hindus of the dynasty Silhara side governed the islands until 1343, when the kingdom of Gujarat annexed.Some of the older buildings of the archipelago - Elephanta Caves and the Temple of Walkeshwar date back to that time.

In 1534, the Portuguese have opened the islands of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. They were transferred to Charles II of England in 1661, as dowry of Catherine of Braganza. These islands were, in turn, leased to the British East India Company in 1668 for a sum of £ 10 per year. The company noted the deep port on the east coast of the archipelago to be ideal for the creation of their first port in the sub-continent. The population has grown rapidly from 10000 in 1661 to 60000 in 1675, 1687, the British East India Company transferred its headquarters from Surat to Bombay. The city became the seat of the Presidency of Bombay. From 1817 onwards, the city has been reorganized with major civil engineering projects aimed at the merger of all the islands have merged into one mass. The project, known as Hornby Vellard, was completed by 1845, and led to a swelling of the total area of 438 sq. km. In 1853, the India of the first passenger railway line has been established, connecting Bombay in the city of Thane. During the Civil War (1861-1865), the city became the leader of the world cotton trade market, leading to a boom in the economy and subsequently enhances the stature of the city.