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The name Pointe-à-Pitre, literally the "headland of Pitre", 

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is often said to derive from a Dutch sailor/fisherman named Piter, an exiled from Brazil, 

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who settled in the 17th century on a promontory lost in the middle of the vegetation.

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Starting with the sale of fish, according to some interpretations his business developed.

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While many merchant ships and other pirates were sailing in the waters of Guadeloupe,  

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Piter created a trade for all ships visiting the harbor. 

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The place would soon become a must for all ships who wanted something to buy or exchange goods, food or ammunition.

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All the sailors were apparently visiting Piter, becoming thus the “Pointe à Pitre”.

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The city was officially named in 1772.