Save Type Other Usage Icelandic Pronounced Pron. EY-ya-FYA-htla-YUH-kuhtl [key] Meaning & History Means "island mountain glacier". From Icelandic eyja "island", fjall "mountain", and jökull "glacier". Eyjafjallajökull is a glacier and volcano in Iceland whose eruptions in 2010 caused a great air travel disruption in Europe.