 The name Kuningan is believed to have come from the Sundanese word "kuning" meaning "yellow".Alternate theory suggests the name proliferated from the Sundanese word "kuningan", a local name for brass, the metal which have been produced and used for hundreds of years in this area.While according to the local tradition, the name Kuningan derived from the Prince Arya Kuningan or Adipati Kemuning, a local hero and ruler of this region circa 1498.