The story
- Dutch · derived fromvijf“five”
- English todayFire Island
Perhaps from a misinterpretation of Dutch vijf (“five”) or vier (“four”), referring to the number of islands.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fire Island
Today it means: The large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York, United States. Full definition →
Dutch vijf