- Coney Island
[Coney Island 词源字典]
- community in Brooklyn, N.Y., so called for the rabbits once found there (see coney) and was known to the Dutch as Konijn Eiland, from which the English name probably derives. It emerged as a resort and amusement park center after the U.S. Civil War.[Coney Island etymology, Coney Island origin, 英语词源]