# Where did the word "Kibana" come from?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [May 4, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230 "2016-05-04T21:33:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Mark\_Ingraham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mark\_Ingraham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Ingraham)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/1 "2016-05-04T21:33:23Z")

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Is it just a misspelled "Cabana"?

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### Author: ![rashid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashid/32/12566_2.png) [@rashid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashid)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/2 "2016-05-04T21:51:18Z")

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Yes...or is it?

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### Author: ![rashid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashid/32/12566_2.png) [@rashid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashid)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/3 "2016-05-04T21:52:21Z")

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Maybe its related to this small train station in Japan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibana\_Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibana_Station)

...or is it?

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### Author: ![rashid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashid/32/12566_2.png) [@rashid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashid)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/4 "2016-05-04T21:55:09Z")

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I heard its inspired by this restaurant in Barcelona

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/e/e30be919d5a28b7cbaed676bddf5a3c320bcabbd.png)

...or is it?

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/5 "2016-05-04T21:57:03Z")

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I heard it was from when Rashid saw a Koala eating a Banana.

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### Author: ![rashid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashid/32/12566_2.png) [@rashid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashid)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/6 "2016-05-04T21:59:30Z")

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I heard its Ugandan

https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=1.9929031,31.7761281&z=10&output=embed&dg=ntvb&q=Kibanda,+Uganda

... or is it?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-did-the-word-kibana-come-from/49230/7 "2017-07-06T13:54:22Z")

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