What is the meaning behind your island name?

[Hollyj264]

My previous AC town names have all been just gibberish so I wanted to go with something using real words this time around. I was actually searching for coffee inspired names cause I really like coffee and apparently Rainshine is a coffee blend that Starbucks has? And I actually loved the name idea! I ditched any coffee association though and just sort of went with a literal interpretation of "rain" and "shine".

I've always sort of associated rain with animal crossing because I love rainy days in the game. It barely ever rains where I live so I experience so much more rain in AC than real life. So for me it really just captured my memories of AC and I though it sounded cute

I love that idea! The name is beautiful. Ive always loved the rainy days on ac as well, they're so relaxing and peaceful

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Mine is Lunar. I wanted a name to do with the night sky because up at our family's cottage, the night sky is so gorgeous. <3

Aww that's so sweet! I love that so much <3

 

[SleepyMimeko]

Ever since animal crossing on the gamecube, I have named my island Bella after my cat. She's 19 years old now.

 

[Hollyj264]

Ever since animal crossing on the gamecube, I have named my island Bella after my cat. She's 19 years old now.

Aww that's so adorable! I love it!
My cat is called Rosie and she's always reminded me of the villager Rosie xD

 

[KittenNoir]

My island is called Cosa Bella which means "Beautiful Thing" I am Italian so that's why my island has an Italian name

 

[Bluebellie]

It’s a continuation of my new leaf town. My old town was gloomy themed, but it didn’t have a gloomy name. The character names didn’t match either. This time around I prepared myself and put some thought into it.

 

[Hollyj264]

Beautiful name! Literally haha

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

I came up with the name Evwirt a couple months ago. I was thinking up an odd-sounding fantasy-like name for a forest and I believe Evwirt fits the bill!

Arctin is a legacy name from back in CF. My sister came up with it, and I think she was inspired by the winter weather (she started the town around Christmas).

 

[Hollyj264]

It’s a continuation of my new leaf town. My old town was gloomy themed, but it didn’t have a gloomy name. The character names didn’t match either. This time around I prepared myself and put some thought into it.

Oooo I love that! The name's so fitting! Have you put any halloween decs up?

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I came up with the name Evwirt a couple months ago. I was thinking up an odd-sounding fantasy-like name for a forest and I believe Evwirt fits the bill!

Arctin is a legacy name from back in CF. My sister came up with it, and I think she was inspired by the winter weather (she started the town around Christmas).

Oh that definitely fits the bill! Love it!

 

[Chris]

My island names are Vylbrand and Kilika. Both are Final Fantasy (XIV and X respectively) references.

 

[trashpedia]

Mine is Spearmint (as listed in my signature) and it derives from the pretty mint-green color that I thought suited summer, the ocean, and the island theme!

 

[Asarena]

“In music, an aria is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompaniment, normally part of a larger work. An aria is a formal musical composition unlike its counterpart, the recitative. Wikipedia”

My island’s name is Aria! I wanted a name related to music, and Aria was the name I decided on after taking the time to look at some musical terms~

 

[Bluebellie]

Oooo I love that! The name's so fitting! Have you put any halloween decs up?

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Oh that definitely fits the bill! Love it!

I’m working on it. I’ve put some down but now as much as I would like. I haven’t really had time to decorate much because of work. I love Halloween but it’s the busiest season at work right now.

 

[Pyoopi]

My acnl town was HeeHee. I just kind of rode off the laughing vibe and came up with TeeheeTiki.

The story is, this will be the last thing you'll hear alive.
Just run like hell to the airport if you hear a "tee-hee" behind you.

 

[Marshmallows]

Mine is CocoaBeach. I was going for a Florida coast type theme and wanted a realistic name (my character is named after me and I'm from Florida.) I have a sort of love-hate relationship with the name. Some days I like it, and others I wish I had picked something different. Not a fan of the missing space, but I can live with it.

 

[Matt0106]

I called mine Seafield just because not only did I find it fitting given the island setting, but I used it in my favourite town back in NL (which is now deleted) so I had to give it a second chance

 

[Dunquixote]

I named mine the same as my New Leaf town, which was Skyhold, a base in Dragon Age Inquisition. I was initially planning on recreating some designs that I made in HHD and New Leaf, but I’ve come up with some other ideas as well (some of my original ideas are not possible atm). I did want to name it something different and have a different theme, but none of the names I picked sounded good or I didn’t have any ideas how to make it work ahead of time (or custom designs since I had a couple from NL and HHD and a tumblr that I followed for the outfits I was hoping to dress my villagers in).

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My island names are Vylbrand and Kilika. Both are Final Fantasy (XIV and X respectively) references.

I love that! Those are really good names for an island . I was actually thinking of naming my island after Zanarkand or Ivalice from XII, but I had no ideas how I’d make it work with the furniture and no custom designs on hand so, I went with my NL town name. Kinda a shame though since I think I could’ve made it work and probably would’ve used multiple sources of inspiration anyways like I have been doing.

 

[paleogamer11]

I called mine AMELIA as a reference to my younger sister and favorite villager. It is an acronym, and you can check my signature to see what it stands for.

 

[Uffe]

My island is called Einstök. It's what I called my town in New Leaf, because at the time, it was a beer I liked. But I don't drink anymore. My brother and I ended up having our island have the same name. It's Icelandic for "unique".

 

[Mezzanine]

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[peachycrossing9]

My island is called Liliana. Not really any particular reason for that name, I just really liked the sound of it and couldn't think of anything else. And everything I did think of sounded stupid XD.

My New Leaf town was called Peachy, and originally. I was going to name my island Peach so it would be similar but not exactly the same. Then I decided I wanted something completely different, so Liliana it was.