The story
The island was named "Kittson Island" (after Hudson's Bay Company employee William Kittson) by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, but his cartographers made an error.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ketron Island
Today it means: An island and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Full definition →