Talk:Aquidneck Island

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My Rand McNally World Atlas just calls this "Rhode Island." Isn't that the more common name? Shouldn't this be at Rhode Island (island), or some such? john k 05:19, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Aquidneck is the local name. I'm creating a redirect Rhode Island (island) so that everyone stays happy. Wetman 05:28, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC) (Hey! it's already been done!) Wetman 05:29, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not sure that Aquidneck is the right name for it at all. For instance, it is the "Rhode Island" from which the state gets its name, "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." However many of the locals do refer to it as Aquidneck and it does appear on some maps that way. I belive it was originally a name for a part of the island that has become the popular name. Although it would probably be correct to switch the redirect and name so that Aquidneck redirects to Rhode Island (island), but it would probably also be confusing. --Zippthorne 05:37, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Aquidneck origin

I understand the origins of the name "Rhode Island" are unclear, but where does the name "aquidneck" come from? - TheMightyQuill 08:26, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Most likely from the Indians from whom William Coddington and the Hutchinsonians purchased the island (see Anne Hutchinson), but I don't have documentation of that so I'm not stating it in the article. Aquidneck is probably the older name. Ramorum (talk) 20:16, 9 April 2008 (UTC)