Island of apples English name derived from the legendary island
where the body of
King Arthur is said to be buried. The name is probably
related to Celtic abal, or Welsh afal, meaning
apple
Variant of
Avalon, meaning
island of
apples
Variant of
Avalon, meaning
island of
apples
English name derived from the name of the Italian island of Capri. The Latin name for
Capri is Capreæ, meaning
goats However, the Greeks were the
first to populate the island, therefore the name probably derived from Greek
kapros, meaning
wild boar
English name borrowed from the Italian island name, Elba, where Napoleon was
exiled. The name derives from Latin Ilva, itself from Greek Aethale,
meaning
soot, grime
Island goddess Old Norse name composed of the elements ey
island and dis
goddess
Island stone Old Norse name composed of the elements ey
island and steinn
stone
Island wind Old Norse name composed of the elements ey
island and vindr
wind
Variant of Old Norse
Hólmgeirr,
meaning
spear island
Variant of Old Norse
Hólmgeirr,
meaning
spear island
Spear island Old Norse name composed of the elements hólmr
island and geirr
spear
Variant of Old Norse
Hólmgeirr,
meaning
spear island
Scottish unisex name derived from the Gaelic element inis
island
Variant of Scottish unisex
Innes, meaning
island
English and Scottish name derived from the name of an island in the
Hebrides, itself ultimately from Old Norse ey, meaning
island
English name coined in the 19th century, probably a form of
Iona,
meaning
island
Feminine form of Scottish
Islay,
meaning
island
Scottish name derived from the name of the island Islay, known as the
"
Queen of the Hebrides," meaning "island" in Gaelic.
Variant of Hebrew
Ithamar, meaning
palm
island
Hebrew biblical name of a son of
Aaron,
meaning
palm island
Basque name meaning
island
Possibly means
lion island
Arthurian legend name
of the sister of
Lynette and wife of
Gareth who saved her from
Sir
Ironside,
the
Red Knight of the Red
Launds.
Pet form of
Ione, probably meaning
island
Norwegian form of Old Norse
Eysteinn,
meaning "Island stone."
Norwegian form of Old Norse
Eyvindr,
meaning "island wind."
Wild-garlic island Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from a place name composed of the Old English elements hramsa
wild garlic and eg
island
Variant of Scottish
Ramsay, meaning
wild-garlic
island
TOPAZ: English gem name meaning simply
topaz, the birthstone for the month of November.
Pliny says that the topaz was named for an island where the yellow stone was mined, either in the
Red Sea or the Arabian Sea. The word derives from Latin topazus, from Greek topazos/topazion, which is of obscure origin, though some linguists think there may be a connection with the Sanskrit word tapas, meaning
heat; fire
Scottish form of Old Norse
Eysteinn,
meaning
island stone
White
island English
surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the name of various
place names derived from the Middle English phrase atten whiten ey, meaning
by the white island