The name ''Maldives'' may also derive from Sanskrit '''' (garland) and '''' (island), or  ''Maala Divaina'' ("Necklace Islands") in Sinhala. The Maldivian people are called ''Dhivehin''. The word ''Dheeb/Deeb'' (archaic ''Dhivehi'', related to Sanskrit , '''') means "island", and ''Dhives'' (''Dhivehin'') means "islanders" (i.e., Maldivians).