Submitted Name Save Type Country & Island Usage English, Malay, Tagalog Pronounced Pron. IES-lənd(English) [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 2/8/2015 by Beautiful Victory Edited 10/5/2020 by lezginkas Meaning & History From Icelandic Ísland, which is derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and land meaning "land, country". This is the name of a Nordic island country in the Atlantic Ocean.