Former and Alternate Names of Selected Islands

Former or alternate name

Type of name

Name of island or group

Abingdon

former

Pinta, Isla (Galapagos)

Abu al Jirab

variant

Abu al Abyad (UAE)

Açores Acores

Portuguese

Azores (Portugal)

Adrian Blocks Eylant

former Dutch

Block Island (RI, US)

Aenaria

ancient

Ischia (Italy)

Aeoliae

ancient

Lipari Islands (Italy)

Aethalia

ancient

Elba (Italy)

Ahrno

former variant

Arno Atoll (Marshall Is.)

Ahvenanmaa

Finnish alternate

Aland (Finland)

Ailinglap

former variant

Ailinglapalap Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Aion

variant

Ayon (Russia)

Ajjih

Saame alternate

Ukko (Inarijarvi, Finland)

Allor

former variant

Alor (Indonesia)

Almeheira

former variant

Halmahera (Indonesia)

Alsen

former variant

Als (Denmark)

Andalas

ancient name

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Andrija

former

Svetac (Croatia)

Antego

former variant

Antigua

Assumptione, I. della

former

Anticosti (Quebec, Canada)

Aotearoa

Maori alternate

New Zealand

Aquidneck Island

alternate

Rhode Island (RI, US)

Arbe

former

Rab (Croatia)

Arroo

former variant

Aru, Kepulauan (Indonesia)

Atleo

former variant

Atlöy (Norway) Atloy

Attoo

former variant

Attu (Aleutians, US)

Axores

former variant

Azores (Portugal)

Babelthuap

former

Babeldaob (Palau)

Bahía, Islas de la

Spanish

Bay Islands (Honduras)

Bahrein

former variant

Bahrain

Baleares

Latin

Balearic Islands (Spain)

Bally Island

former variant

Bali (Indonesia)

Banca

former variant

Bangka (Indonesia)

Barbada

former variant

Barbuda (Antigua & Barb.)

Barim

variant

Perim (Yemen)

Barlenga

former variant

Berlenga, Ilha (Portugal)

Barrington Island

former alternate

Santa Fe, Isla (Galapagos)

Baruada

former variant

Barbuda (Antigua & Barb.)

Baruodos

former variant

Barbados

Bear Island

English

Bjørnoya (Norwegian Sea)

Bear Islands

English

Medvezh'i Ostrova (Russia)

Behringa

former variant

Beringa (Siberia, Russia)

Bely

former variant

Belyy, Ostrov (Russia)

Bere Island

variant

Bear Island (Ireland)

Beren Eyland

former variant

Bjørnoya (Norwegian Sea)

Bermudos

former variant

Bermuda

Ber'ozovyj, Ostrov

variant

Bol'shoy Berezovyy (Karelia)

Big Diomede Island

alternate

Ratmanova (Siberia, Russia)

Björkö Bjorko

former

Bol'shoy Berezovyy (Karelia)

Black Bend Island

former variant

Blackbeard I. (Georgia)

Bliths Island

former variant

Blythe I. (Georgia)

Boblo Island

variant

Bois Blanc (Ontario)

Bolshoi Island

former variant

Bol'shoy Lyakhovskiy (Russia)

Bömmel Bommel

former variant

Bømlo (Norway) Bomlo

Bonayre

former variant

Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)

Bonin Islands

alternate

Ogasawara-gunto (Japan)

Borbon, Isla de

Argentine alternate

Pebble I. (Falkland Is.)

Borgundarholm

former

Bornholm (Denmark)

Boriquen

former

Puerto Rico

Bouru

former variant

Buru (Indonesia)

Brassa or Brazza

former Italian

Brač (Croatia) Brac

Bremanger

variant

Bremangerlandet (Norway)

Britannia

Latin

Great Britain

Busi

former Italian

Biševo (Croatia) Bisevo

Byuare

former variant

Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)

Cabo Verde, Ilhas do

Portuguese

Cape Verde

Canarias, Islas

Spanish

Canary Islands (Spain)

Candia

former alternate

Crete (Greece)

Candle Island

alternate

Raman Thuruth (Kerala, India)

Candy Island

former alternate

Crete (Greece)

Cape de Verd Isles

former variant

Cape Verde

Carmen

former variant

Karmøy (Norway) Karmoy

Caymanes

former variant

Cayman Islands

Ceiram

former variant

Ceram (Indonesia)

Cephalonia

variant

Kefallinia (Greece)

Cercina

ancient

Kerkennah (Tunisia)

Cerigo

former

Kithira (Greece)

Ceylon

former

Sri Lanka

Changoteach

former variant

Chincoteague (VA, US)

Cherso

former Italian

Cres (Croatia)

Chios

variant

Khios (Greece)

Chishima

Japanese

Kuril Islands (Russia)

Christmas Island

English

Kiritimati (Kiribati)

Cipangu

early European

Japan

Cipro

former variant

Cyprus

Codfish Island

English alternate

Whenua Hou (New Zealand)

Col I.

former variant

Coll (Scotland)

Colgoyen

former variant

Kolguyev (Russia)

Colon, Arch. de

Ecuadorian alternate

Galapagos

Commander Islands

English

Komandorskiye Os. (Russia)

Comores

French

Comoros

Company's Land

former

Urup (Kuril Is., Russia)

Condore

former European

Con Son (Vietnam)

Corcyra

ancient

Corfu (Greece)

Corcyra Nigra

ancient

Korčula (Croatia) Korcula

Corse

French

Corsica (France)

Cossura

ancient

Pantelleria (Italy)

Cozumal

former variant

Cozumel (Mexico)

Creta

Latin

Crete (Greece)

Creytons Island

former variant

Creighton I. (Georgia)

Cure

former variant

Kure (Hawaii)

Curzola

former Italian

Korčula (Croatia) Korcula

Cylon

former variant

Sri Lanka

Dagelet Island

former European

Ullung-do (South Korea)

Dago, Dagö, or Dagoe

former

Hiiumaa (Estonia)

Devil's Island

English

Diable, Î. du (French Guiana)

Dhalacel Keber

former variant

Dehalak' Deset (Eritrea)

Diayu Dao

Chinese alternate

Senkaku-gunto (Japan)

Disko

former

Qeqertarsuaq (Greenland)

Djawa

former variant

Java (Indonesia)

Donnasö

former variant

Donna (Norway)

Drago

former variant

Hiiumaa (Estonia)

Ebusos

ancient

Ibiza (Spain)

Edge Island

English

Edgeöya (Svalbard)

Egg I.

former variant

Eigg Island (Scotland)

Egripo

former

Euboea (Greece)

Ekerö Ekero

former variant

Iegeröya (Norway)

Elandia

former Latin

Oland (Sweden)

Eolie, Isole

alternate

Lipari Islands (Italy)

Española

former Spanish

Hispaniola

Etorofu

Japanese name

Iturup (Kuril Islands, Russia)

Ezel

former variant

Saaremaa (Estonia)

Faddeevski or Faddeyeff I.

former variants

Faddeyevskiy (Russia)

Faroër Faroer

former variant

Faeroe Islands

Fayal or Fayall

former variants

Faial (Azores, Portugal)

Feejee

former variant

Fiji

Femeren

former variant

Fehmarn (Germany)

Fero

former variant

Faeroe Islands

Fionia

former Latin

Fyn (Denmark)

Floris

former variant

Flores (Indonesia)

Formosa

former

Taiwan

Formose

former variant

Taiwan

Føroyar Foroyar

Faroese

Faeroe Islands

Frantsa Iosifa, Zemlya

Russian

Franz Josef Land (Russia)

Fridtjof Nansen Land

former alternate

Franz Josef Land (Russia)

Friendly Islands

former alternate

Tonga

Fro Öer

former variant

Froan (Norway)

Froien

former variant

Fröya (north of Hitra, Norway)

Frötö

former variant

Fröya (More og Roms., Nor.)

Fune, Funen, or Fünen

alternate

Fyn (Denmark)

Fungma

former

Cheju (South Korea)

Fyen

former variant

Fyn (Denmark)

Gallups Island

former variant

Gallops Island (MA)

Gardner Island

former

Nikumaroro (Kiribati)

Georgia

former alternate

South Georgia

Gilolo

former

Halmahera (Indonesia)

Godland

former variant

Gotland (Sweden)

Godo

former variant

Goddo (Norway)

Gothland or Gottland

former variant

Gotland (Sweden)

Gran Malvina

Argentine alternate

West Falkland (Falkland Is.)

Graver Island

former variant

Grover Island (SE Georgia)

Great Island

former variant

Groote Eylandt (Australia)

Great Liqueo

former alternate

Okinawa (Japan)

Great Warsaw

former variant

Wassaw (Georgia)

Green Island

English

Lu Tao (Taiwan)

Groenlande

former variant

Greenland

Groenlandia

former variant

Greenland

Gross Homn, Insel

former

Kräsuli (Estonia)

Grossa

former Italian

Dugi Otok (Croatia)

Grossbritannien

German

Great Britain

Gyaros

variant name

Yiaros (Greece)

Haida Gwaii

Haida

Queen Charlotte Is. (BC, Can.)

Haynan

former variant

Hainan (China)

Herd's Island

former variant

Heard Island (Indian Ocean)

Heligoland

former variant

Helgoland (Germany)

Herds Island

former variant

Hird I. (off Darien Georgia)

Hestmandö

former variant

Hestmona (Norway)

Heyligeland

former variant

Helgoland (Germany)

Hibernia

Latin name

Ireland

Hindo

former variant

Hinnöya (Norway)

Hitland

former variant

Shetland (Scotland)

Hitteren

former variant

Hitra (Norway)

Hitterö Hittero

former variant

Hidra (Norway)

Hjaltland

former Norse

Shetland (Scotland)

Hog Island

former

Paradise Island (Bahamas)

Hogland

former variant

Gogland (Baltic, Russia)

Hondo

former

Honshu (Japan)

Hoopen Eyland

former variant

Hopen (Svalbard)

Hope Island

English

Hopen (Svalbard)

Imbros

former Greek

Gökceada (Turkey)

Imroz

former Gokceada

Gökceada (Turkey)

Ila

former variant

Islay (Scotland)

Ilva

ancient

Elba (Italy)

Incoronata

former Italian

Kornat (Croatia)

Indre Sulen

former variant

Sula (Norway)

Irian

Indonesian

New Guinea

Isedom

former variant

Usedom (Germany-Poland)

Island

Icelandic, German

Iceland

Islandia

Latin

Iceland

Ithaca

variant

Ithaki (Greece)

Ivica or Iviza

former variant

Ibiza (Spain)

Iwo-jima

variant

Io-jima (Japan)

Jawa

Indonesian

Java (Indonesia)

Jeendana

former alternate

Sumba (Indonesia)

Jeju

alternate

Cheju (South Korea)

Jerba

variant

Djerba (Tunisia)

Jesso

former variant

Hokkaido (Japan)

Joanes or Joannes

former

Marajo (Brazil)

Jykill Island

former variant

Jekyll Island (Georgia)

Kaggo

former variant

Kågen (Norway) Kagen

Kalaallit Nunaat

Greenlandic alternate

Greenland

Kalimantan

Indonesian

Borneo

Kannay

former variant

Canna (Scotland)

Karafuto

Japanese

Sakhalin (Siberia, Russia)

Karlo or Karlö

Swedish alternate

Hailuoto (Finland)

Kashut

former variant

Kasos (Greece)

Ke

former variant

Kai (Indonesia)

Keeling Islands

former alternate

Cocos Islands (Indian Ocean)

Kentucky Island

former Western

Dan Dao, Shandong, China

Kerkira

Greek alternate

Corfu (Greece)

Kharaj Island

former variant

Kharg (Iran)

Kipr

former Norse

Cyprus

Kolgi, Kolguef, or Kolguev

former variants

Kolguyev (Russia)

Kondor Islands, Pulau

former alternate

Con Son (Vietnam)

Kotelnoi or Kotelny

former variants

Kotel'nyy (Russia)

Koulouri

former

Salamis (Greece)

Koutan

former variant

Akutan (Aleutians, US)

Kreta

German

Crete (Greece)

Kriti

Greek name

Crete (Greece)

Kunö Kuno

former

Kihnu (Estonia)

Kuria Muria Islands

variant

Khuriya Muriya (Oman)

Kurile Islands

variant

Kuril Islands (Russia)

Kythera

variant

Kithira (Greece)

Laaland

former variant

Lolland (Denmark)

Laccadive

former

Lakshadweep (India)

Ladrone or Ladrones

former alternate

Mariana Islands

Lagosta

former Italian

Lastovo (Croatia)

Landegode

former variant

Landego (Norway)

Lantau

variant

Lan Tao (Hong Kong)

Leila

Moroccan alternate

Perejil (Ceuta, Spain)

Lesina

former Italian

Hvar (Croatia)

Leucas or Leukas

ancient name

Levkas (Greece)

Liakhof Islands

former variant

Lyakhovskiye Os. (Russia)

Liqueo Isles

former alternate

Ryukyu Islands (Japan)

Lisiansky

former variant

Lisianski (Hawaii)

Lissa

former Italian

Vis (Croatia)

Little Makin Island

former

Makin (Kiribati)

Little Warsaw

former variant

Little Wassaw (Georgia)

Lofoden

former variant

Lofoten Is. (Norway)

Lombock

former variant

Lombok (Indonesia)

Longa, Insula

former Latin

Long Island (New York, US)

Longe Isleland

former variant

Long Island (New York, US)

Loppen