Saint Kitts da Nevis ƙaramin tsibiri ne da ke gabashin Tekun Caribbean. Sunan "Saint Kitts" yana nufin mafi girma daga cikin tsibiran biyu, yayin da "Nevis" yana nufin ƙarami. Kalmar nan “saint” a cikin sunan wataƙila tana nufin gaskiyar cewa an ba wa tsibirin sunan Saint Christopher, shahidi Kirista. "Kit" na iya zama taƙaitaccen sigar sunan Christopher, yayin da "Nevis" ya fito daga kalmar Mutanen Espanya "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves," ma'ana "Lady of the Snows," wanda shine sunan cocin Katolika a tsibirin. .