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In the U.S. Virgin Islands, what does the term/title "Enighed" signify?

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In the U.S. Virgin Islands, the title Enighed and Contant appear frequently. After searching on Google, Yahoo, and Answers.com, I can't seem to find the answer. It appears to be a title, possibly like Esquire, and in Danish the word means "agreement", but I can't find a proper definition. Does anyone know for sure?

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  1. I believe they are family names of sugar plantation owners. It's a location outside of the National Park on the west side of St John.

    Check out this link, some information.)


  2. The Danish inhabited the USVI before the United States purchased the island so pretty much everything around here has Danish names.  'Contant' and 'Enighed' are no exceptions.  

    'Contant' translates in Dutch to 'cash'.  'Enighed' translates into 'agreement, consent, or permission'.  

    The reason why these names were used is kinda vague.  Contant might have suggested that the residents of that area were well-to-do.  Enighed could have been a place where some kind of agreement was arrived at.

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