The story
- Latin · derived fromInsula Pomorum“Island of Apples”
- English todayApple Isle
From apple + isle. * (Avalon): Translation of Latin Insula Pomorum (“Island of Apples”), Geoffrey of Monmouth's alternative name for Insula Avallonis. * (Tasmania): A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter. Possibly influenced by a supposed resemblance of the map of Tasmania to the shape of an apple.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.