What is the meaning behind your island name?

[PacV]

Zenda, well... I... I really don't know. Still, could be that i read a word with Zenda on it and i found the name cool for an island.

Also at first i consider to name it like a Pokemon Region i desist cause my Town in City Folk is already named Hoenn.

 

[Croconaw]

My island is called Arizona. It’s really contradicting and ironic, now that I think about it.

 

[skarmoury]

Old island Milkiss was inspired by the Korean drink Milkis. I didn't know what island theme to do at the time I started playing so I just went with my favorite drink lol.

New island Liyue is named after the region in Genshin. I really love the terrain and sights in Genshin and I wanted to try and replicate that aesthetic in ACNH.

 

[mangoseason]

Okewa is a Maori word for 'rain-bearing clouds'. It's been raining a lot so I wanted a rain-inspired name for my island.

 

[Nenya]

Moonraker-Nautical; first recorded in 1780–90. A moonraker, also known as a moonsail, hope-in-heaven, or hopesail, is a square sail flown immediately above a skysail on the royal masts of a square rigged sailing ship. (Wikipedia)

 

[Jammin']

one word. pears. i was hoping for my fruit to be peaches but nope! pears! (pears probably taste better anyway lol)

 

[Sprinkles_penguin]

My island's name is Châlons, which comes from the French city of Châlons-en-Champagne, a city in northeastern France which is known for its big champagne production

 

[Kattea]

My island is called Ellinea, after my favourite map in Maple Story.

 

[Sarafina7]

My island name is Ofakim. It means "horizons" in Hebrew.

 

[Romaki]

My current one is named Aurelia, I was looking for yellow/golden names and it goes well with my name.

 

[*~ Croissant ~*]

Mine is Kokonut because I wanted to have a name using the letter k. But I couldn’t think of a word other than “coconut” at the time. I actually am not happy with my island name hahaha

 

[Tindre]

I always name my towns "Tadaima", its what you say when you come home in Japan.
So I had a clever idea,,, in Japanese island is "shima" but if you use it as part of a name it becomes "jima", like "Gunkanjima" for example.
So I combined that with Tadaima and got Tadajima! ☆

 

[Canesvenatici]

My island is called ☆woofbark☆ , I knew i wanted a primarily dogs/wolfs on my island as that was my plan in new leaf too- although my town was called Aurora! But yeah cycled through a bunch of hound/canine names to no avail due to the character limit... then settled for this and the cute stars!

 

[~Kilza~]

I named my island Vasisland, a combination of Vasilevski (the Tampa Bay Lightning goalie) and island. I hadn't planned a name for my island in advanced, so I ended up drawing inspiration from the fact the NHL season had been suspended at that time due to the pandemic, in addition to tying it into who I am as a hockey/Bolts fan.

 

[Antonio]

My island name is Townsville, based off the fictional town in the PowerPuff girls. I love animation and this was really the best name I could come up with on the spot.

 

[mochacake]

yorknew is a hunter x hunter reference lol. paprika i just thought sounded pretty

 

[Mortis]

i took cyberia from serial experiments lain, since i dig that name a lot

 

[Meadows]

Anidale

ANIme
ANImals
Dale just sounds cool. Lol

 

[LexiOfFurby]

Inkwell is from Cuphead. I accidentally put a space after the name though so it looks weird when a character mentions it.

 

[MadisonBristol]

At the time I made the island, I went to school in a town called Bristol, and I live in Bristol County. The ö is just a fun face, but it can be pronounced /ˈbɹɪstøl/ (BRIS-töel) or /ˈbɹɪstoʊ̯l/ (BRIS-toll).