Talk:Aquidneck Island

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Island name

message: 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)
replies: text:  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)
thread_title:  Aquidneck origin 

message: The first four sentences of the article are:
Aquidneck Island is the largest island in Narragansett Bay. The total land area is 97.9 km² (37.8 sq mi). The 2000 United States Census reported its population as 60,870.  The origin of the name "Rhode Island" is unclear. 
To someone who knows nothing about the naming issues (i.e., me), this makes no sense.  Why are you talking about the origin of the name "Rhode Island" being unclear when it's called Aquidneck Island?  Is "Rhode Island" an official name?  A previous name?  Is Aquidneck a nickname or the official name?  I think this needs to be addressed up front.  I'd fix it if only I knew the answers!  (The article itself doesn't seem to provide the answers.) --Rsl12 (talk) 15:55, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lede needs clarification 

message: I'm reorganizing my previous comments--as they were, they were kind of a mess.  Check the history for the original version of these notes.  --Rsl12 (talk) 22:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Research into Name

message: The title of the section "Rhode Island/Aquidneck" is unclear about the subject matter. I in turn edited the section's title to be "Origins of the Names "Aquidneck" and "Rhode Island"." Since the naming bit is one of the more important parts of this article, I figured clarification would draw the reader in more.
198.7.241.85 (talk) 14:41, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification of "Rhode Island/Aquidneck" section. 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The GNIS entry lists "Aquidneck Island" in the variants section, which leads me to believe that the federal government still recognizes the name in some capacity. However, there is an "In part" column for which I can find no explanation, and all the variants have a "No" in that column. I can't tell whether that's irrelevant in this context, or that's explicitly saying "Do not use this name as a variant". Mapsax (talk) 00:36, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still recognized by the Board on Geographic Names?