ðə nˈeɪm ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹs wˈɜːd fɔːɹ θˈɪsəl, θˈɪstɪl, ɔːɹ tˈɪstəl ɪn noːɹwˈiːdʒən, kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɹˈaʊnd ʃˈeɪp ʌvðə θˈɪsəlz pˈɛɹɪkˌɑːɹp.
The name of the island comes from the Norse word for thistle, þistill, or tistel in Norwegian, coming from the round shape of the thistle's pericarp.