Meanings
proper noun
- An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Cooper Island
islandhighlandHylandBeef IslandBooby IslandBuck IslandCaille IslandCaledonia IslandCalivigny IslandCapella IslandCapstan IslandCarrera IslandCatholic IslandCockroach IslandCraig IslandCronstadt IslandCulpepper IslandDead Chest IslandDiamond IslandDog IslandEast Seal Dog IslandEustatia IslandFallen Jerusalem IslandFlanagan Island
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Cooper Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cooper%20Island
MLA
“Cooper Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cooper%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cooper Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cooper%20Island.
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