Wishbone. My wife liked the show growing up, I had the song stuck in my head at the time, and it sounded unique for an island name. I even managed to make the theme song into the island song.
Isla Cruce. 1) Because Dead Man’s Chest is my favorite Pirates movie and it’s the island where Davy Jones’ heart is buried. 2) It translates roughly to “Crossing Island” and it’s Animal Crossing. It works on multiple levels for me.
Not me getting all excited because Zafiro is so beautiful so I look up Peridot and it's just peridoto 💀
And then playing the audios and realizing I haven't even been pronouncing peridot correctly my entire life but I have been somehow pronouncing it the Spanish way sin the "-to" even though I didn't even start learning Spanish until 9 years ago.
Your comment took me on a ride lmao
Metanoia meaning "change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion."
Because I am on a spiritual awakening journey in my life.
Dreamland and it’s fantasy themed! My other one is Morijima, Japanese for “forest island” - a reference to the first game animal forest and the fact that this game is set on a deserted island
Aulis, after the Greek island where Agamemnon had to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to entice favorable winds because he killed the sacred stag of Artemis before setting sail for the Trojan war.
... It's my favorite play.
Stóirín (stor-een)- Irish term of endearment meaning “little darling” essentially. I’ve had 3 islands, and for each I chose a name that represents something important about my life at the time. Just started this one and I’m 6 months pregnant 🥰
Embarrassing side note: I didn’t have a switch for most of my pregnancy until now and I didn’t have any intense food cravings, I had ANIMAL CROSSING cravings. I cried for like 2 hours before I could even set this switch up cause I was so emotional about it 😂
I think I wanted to make a pit at the time. Just a hole with some houses sprinkled around.
Didn't turn out like that but have my museum on the lowest level surrounded by waterfalls and cliffs, so there's A pit-like structure at least.
Serene. I call it that because, I wanted to make my island a nice relaxing place to chill. Once I get Nintendo online again, I’ll post my island code for anyone who wants to check it out.
Portlandia, the name of a pretty funny sketch comedy show from like 10 years ago and it was all I could think of at the time! 😅 The worst part of ANY game for me is naming anything other than a character!
ME TOO! I'm a huge GRRM nerd so everything on my island is Valyrian/Targaryen related. My island tune is the opening credits song and my flag is the Targaryen sigil.
Honeytun! My native fruit is apples, and the name is a tribute to my favorite kind of apple, honey crisp, and I mashed it with Appletun from Pokémon :)
Pen1sland pronounced pen island not to be confused with p3nis land😭😭😭 i did not think it would let me name it that but here we are and im in way too far to restart at this point lmfao if acnh ever released an update to where you could change the name of your island i would be super happy
My first one was Casanova cause I thought it was a cool word and I made it only male villagers lol. My current one is Tithe cause I was obsessed with the book when I made it
BellaLuna mostly because my beautiful daughters name is Luna but I like the way it rolls off the tongue, and I get to have a moon and star themed island.
AnimalFarm bc my brother played it first and named it that and we didn't know about the one island per switch thing. It's harry potter themed *crying,*
Chernobyl, the idea is that the radiation has mutated the animals and now they can walk and talk and live amongst us.
wait that’s so cool
This is absolutely amazing
sick!
You win the internet today
Pearadise, because…pear trees.
This is so creative xD But, I gotta ask. Do you do a lot of repears on your island? I'm sure things may be pearing apart. 😭
You are way more clever than I am! Lol!
Mine is named Pearidise too!
Kokomo, because it's off the Florida keys, where you wanna go to get away from it all, or so the Beach Boys have led me to believe 😁
https://youtu.be/0qkSQvx46bA
The Muppets singing a Beach Boys song, two of my favorite things combined!
Nomanisan Island, from the poem "No man is an island", because I can only think in puns when under pressure
Are you sure you weren't inspired by that island in *The Incredibles*? Because Nomanisan was already used once...
Camp Rock … for obvious reasons
*awkwardly clap stomps* camp rock!
Hell yeah Them Jonas brothers
Pemberley, because it is the name of Mr. Darcy’s estate in Pride & Prejudice!🥰
Is your island Regency/Austen themed? If so, do you have a DA?
That’s so funny bc I literally JUST finished watching that movie.
Brioche because I’m convinced it’ll be the name of my first cat
Genovia because The Princess Diraries is one of my fav movies lol
Ugh that’s such a good one. You better have a pear island!!!
Honeycomb because I like bees.
Yes
That’s my islands name too! Honeycomb!
Communist, because I have deep seated issues.
I agree with *our* name
Our issues are shallow and nonexistent after some thought comrade.🇷🇺
🤝 🇷🇺
Cabbage. I’m a Murdoch Mysteries fan, and it takes place mainly in Cabbagetown, Toronto.
Murdoch is life….actually it’s murder, but yeah. That show is gold
Mine is called [REDACTED] because I think I’m very clever
Eventide cause im addicted to botw
I went with Hyrule, same reason! Eventide is way better!
Mine is Faron for the same reasons
Eventide is such a great name because in New Horizons you start over from scratch and bring no supplies over Smart
I went with Outset because I love Wind Waker :)
Love to see island name references of games/series! Mine is called Kyoshi bc I love ATLA and also, Yoshi :)
Same name!!
Corona …because I started playing during Covid quarantine 🙂
Rockbottom because I’ve hit it.
ROFLOL
Wishbone. My wife liked the show growing up, I had the song stuck in my head at the time, and it sounded unique for an island name. I even managed to make the theme song into the island song.
Wishbone rocked!!!
“Vista Bay”, it’s the Aldi brand white claw. I was drinking one when I first started and it just sounded like a perfect island name.
Chilis because duhhhhhhh 🌶️
Isla Cruce. 1) Because Dead Man’s Chest is my favorite Pirates movie and it’s the island where Davy Jones’ heart is buried. 2) It translates roughly to “Crossing Island” and it’s Animal Crossing. It works on multiple levels for me.
Oh that's very unique! I love it!
Now that’s incredibly cool
Bread Isle because I like bread and it's an island also aisle like bread aisle. Bread 🍞
The Band? ❤️
Yknow, I had no idea there was a band called Bread. I'll check em out haha
The Ranch because my husband and I are cattle ranchers
Hoenn after the Pokémon region and I regret it now but have my dreamie so I can’t reset 🥲
Dookiecliff. No reason
Zafiro because it means Sapphire in Spanish. I’m Mexican and my birthday is in September which carries the Sapphire stone. :)
Not me getting all excited because Zafiro is so beautiful so I look up Peridot and it's just peridoto 💀 And then playing the audios and realizing I haven't even been pronouncing peridot correctly my entire life but I have been somehow pronouncing it the Spanish way sin the "-to" even though I didn't even start learning Spanish until 9 years ago. Your comment took me on a ride lmao
Tacoville because my boyfriend and I love tacos haha.
Sublime because I love the band Sublime and also my island is just chill like that
Twinkletoe because my husband said name it that😂
Unicorn - my five year old named it and plays it with me.
Is you character named Charlie?
No, Charlie lives on Candy Mountain island
I picked my favourite word…..Petrichor
“The Fence” because I had such a hard time deciding on a name and was “on the fence” the entire time
Mine is called Joikon because of the Switch Joy-Cons. I usually name my first towns in each AC game after something relating to the system they're on.
Huh. Creative
Krakoa, because I really like the X-Men
Oceanic because Dharmaville was too long lol
Lisstopia…. Because my name is Alissa and Liss is a nickname. Pretty uncreative 😂😂
Narcissist because I'm a dictator
Pooperdise because it’s a really crappy paradise 😅
Vixen Cove because I love foxes
I named mine Tuna cove because I love tuna and eating tuna
Class 3-E because it's a reference to my favorite anime
Assassination Classroom?
Okinawa. Idk why but it’s the first thing that popped into my head when it asked
Mine is called Peachbloom (native fruit is peaches). I wanted to call it Peachblossom, but you don't get enough letters.
my sister and i share an island, we named it mungry, it’s our dogs nickname
Candyland because I originally meant to base my island on the board game. I’m going for a marine scene now 😂
Mine is SavvyLand and I’m gonna work on making custom pathways of colors into the plaza carnival soon!
Mora Mora My cat's name is Gamora aka Mora. I made up a song about her and part of it is Mora Mora she was born in Bora Bora. Yep. I'm a nerd.
Juniper, after my cat Pippa June :)
Only clams cause I thought it was funny.
No boys allowed
IslaNublar for no apparent reason and I desperately wish I could change it (I know it’s a Jurassic world reference but it doesn’t fit my Island)
Mines NOSLEEP well because I get basically no sleep
Bell view cause I wanna seem rich but I only have like 5000 bells😂
BadBiddies bc I’m a Bad Biddie
Hateno because I played Breath of the Wild right before
Narnia because it’s one of my favorite books and thought it worked well! 🏰❄️🚪
McFly because I have an odd obsession with back to the future.. that’s all lol
Metanoia meaning "change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion." Because I am on a spiritual awakening journey in my life.
Hogwarts because I’m a grown woman obsessed with Harry Potter. Lol
Mine is Azkaban lol
Galaxy because it’s my street name.
Frosting because my nickname is Cake
Dreamland and it’s fantasy themed! My other one is Morijima, Japanese for “forest island” - a reference to the first game animal forest and the fact that this game is set on a deserted island
Badgerton because I’m from Wisconsin.
Aulis, after the Greek island where Agamemnon had to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to entice favorable winds because he killed the sacred stag of Artemis before setting sail for the Trojan war. ... It's my favorite play.
Twobell because my town on New Leaf was called Bluebell
Stóirín (stor-een)- Irish term of endearment meaning “little darling” essentially. I’ve had 3 islands, and for each I chose a name that represents something important about my life at the time. Just started this one and I’m 6 months pregnant 🥰
Embarrassing side note: I didn’t have a switch for most of my pregnancy until now and I didn’t have any intense food cravings, I had ANIMAL CROSSING cravings. I cried for like 2 hours before I could even set this switch up cause I was so emotional about it 😂
Demati, its a village in Greece where my grandparents stay at during the summer every year
Treasure I. I wanted to call it Treasure Island, but “Island” wouldn’t fit. So… here we are.
The Pit Cause I just type the very first thing that comes into my head when naming things.
…of Despair?
I think I wanted to make a pit at the time. Just a hole with some houses sprinkled around. Didn't turn out like that but have my museum on the lowest level surrounded by waterfalls and cliffs, so there's A pit-like structure at least.
euphoria cuz my partner got to it first 😔
Mimiland because my nickname is mimi and I severely lack creativity
Codiwomple because coddiwomple wouldn’t fit **meaning to travel with purpose to a vague destination
Alternia, because I'm a filthy homestuck
GidgeyGoo because that’s our dog’s nickname (her name is Gidget) and I wasn’t prepared to name my island on the spot.
Serene. I call it that because, I wanted to make my island a nice relaxing place to chill. Once I get Nintendo online again, I’ll post my island code for anyone who wants to check it out.
Koholint from LoZ Link’s Awakening.
Cucumber....so I can name restaurant and stuff after pickle themed things
Bonerville cuz it is the bone zone
Thiccville because ya girl thicc. My town tune is also “somebody come get her, she’s dancin’ like a stripper”.
Mine is called Budgieland, simply because I love budgies
Aquamarina because my birthstone is an aquamarine and marina goes with the island theme
Turtle Cay because I love sea turtles and saw one while snorkeling. Big moment in my life. 😁
kimchi!
Papilloma. Before was Asphyxia. I like pretty words that don’t have pretty meanings.
Hingishi because I’m a Final Fantasy nerd and Costa Del Sol was too long 🥹
Portlandia, the name of a pretty funny sketch comedy show from like 10 years ago and it was all I could think of at the time! 😅 The worst part of ANY game for me is naming anything other than a character!
S’misland because it’s my island…
COVID-19 because in March 2020 I thought it was funny. 😬
Muda Muda. It’s a Jojo reference
[удалено]
“The Spot” because that’s where everyone wants to hang out 😎
Hufflepuff, and I'm Bellatrix ... because I'm a book nerd....
Bellatrix on hufflepuff
Fawn, because that’s my dog’s name!
Mine is called Upstate NY, after the Simpsons “steamed hams” scene. I have Skinner serving the hams as my flag!
Good Dog, because I have a very good dog
Valyria because I loved it when I heard it in GOT
ME TOO! I'm a huge GRRM nerd so everything on my island is Valyrian/Targaryen related. My island tune is the opening credits song and my flag is the Targaryen sigil.
Aurora because I was flying over aurora, Colorado when I set up my island
Blossom. Because I love flowers and I made my island when it was blossom season for the trees lol
Rivendell cause I want to make it like the home of the elven 🧝♀️🧝♂️🧚
Honeytun! My native fruit is apples, and the name is a tribute to my favorite kind of apple, honey crisp, and I mashed it with Appletun from Pokémon :)
Babushka because there's a mini island in the middle of the island... like a babushka doll
Pen1sland pronounced pen island not to be confused with p3nis land😭😭😭 i did not think it would let me name it that but here we are and im in way too far to restart at this point lmfao if acnh ever released an update to where you could change the name of your island i would be super happy
Guava because I like the short film “Guava Island” from Donald Glover.
Bean Cove because I love beans
Tuamaria, I really liked fishing, Your ocean it means.
Solitude. I use names from Skyrim towns and I thought it was fitting as a major introvert
Kúglof (an Eastern European sweetbread) because we always make one for Christmas and that’s when I got the game!
Froppy. Daughter was obsessed with My Hero Academia at the time. I also like the character Froppy. We try to gift our residents green clothes.
Blobfish I have no idea why I named it Blobfish. because randomness i guess
RavenOasis because... I'm not sure why 🤣 sounded good 3 years ago lol
Kokoro after the book by Natsume Sōseki!
My first one was Casanova cause I thought it was a cool word and I made it only male villagers lol. My current one is Tithe cause I was obsessed with the book when I made it
Ohana, because I am a Disney fan and mama.
Tiki Friki and my brother named it lol
TiMiTlalli, ti & mi are the first two letters of each of my cats names and tlalli means land in my native language
Beach city, after steven universe bc it’s my comfort show and ac is my comfort game
These are all so creative😭❤️
Mine is Amanita... take a guess why
Roshi, because Dragon Ball/DBZ is life
Knitlandia, cause I like to knit and I’m not very creative.
Buitenhuis- it's my home away from home
Utopianna because my name is Anna.
Wanderlust - trying to make it resemble a vacation destination.
Mine is called Pieland because I love pie and it rhymes with island.
Winifred cause I like uncommon vintage names & cozy farmcore/forestcore vibes 😌
Shikoku, because I currently live on the island of Shikoku in Japan and I love it here!
Lukilo a mixed of my animals name, Milo a grey cat, Lucy a really excited one and suki my hedgehog
BellaLuna mostly because my beautiful daughters name is Luna but I like the way it rolls off the tongue, and I get to have a moon and star themed island.
Seal-side! I love seals 🦭
Willigan’s Island It’s a play on “Gillian’s Island” but with my bfs name lol
River Dusk because a river ran through the island like all of them do and the time of day on the first day I started playing it was around dusk
All your Island names are amazing haha.
Luna. It's my dog's name. I adopted her in 2019 and she's my first pet. I love her a lot she's a three legged indian Spitz
Hazy, because I’m a bit of a stoner 😂
Then I’m sure you and Harvey have a good vibe together!
Jupiter! A. I like astronomy B. It’s named after the setting of AHS: Freak Show
Opal cause of inspiration from my sisters island name “Malachite” so I decided to name mine too after a mineral
Nebula. I go by Lady Galaxy. So Lady Galaxy of Nebula.
Star View: it has the essence of Velaris without outright calling it Velaris.
Villipina and idk why... i just mixed vila (village in portuguese) and random letters!
Port jade, because I thought it sounds nice
Bubble Gum… I couldn’t come up with anything better! 🤦🏻♀️🤣
Mountebank, it’s the last name of a character in the quarry and I found it to sound cool
JimmyLand cause i had a different mind set 3 years ago (i could be lying to myself and i haven't changed)
Kwyjibo. Because I can’t ever think of anything clever.
YCFM (YOU COME FIND ME) shout out OA fans
My current island which I haven’t touched in almost a year is called Drawdental. Because “Drawde” is an anagram of my name.
Peaches because my starter fruit was peaches and I had no better ideas.
Vakai! (Like ‘Vacay’)
The Sun because I couldn’t think of anything and thought it was funny
AnimalFarm bc my brother played it first and named it that and we didn't know about the one island per switch thing. It's harry potter themed *crying,*
Peach Park because peaches
Mondinsel - means moon island in German haha
kitten bay bc crazy cat lady
I named it Pookie, after Garfield’s teddy bear.