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Cooper Island en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkuːp.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The island may have been named after its first settlers, a Dutch family by the name of Koop. Alternatively, the island may have been named after coopers who used the local white cedar (Tabebuia heterophylla) trees to make rum barrels.

Meanings

  1. An island of the British Virgin Islands.