The Greek geographer Dionysius Periegetes, who likely lived during the first century CE, wrote that the island was called Leuce "because the wild animals which live there are white.
ðə ɡɹˈiːk dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ dˌaɪənˈɪsɪəs pˈɪɹiˌɛɡiːts, hˌuː lˈaɪkli lˈɪvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi sˌiːˈiː, ɹˈoʊt ðætðɪ ˈaɪlənd wʌz kˈɔːld lˈuːs "bɪkˈʌz ðə wˈaɪld ˈænɪməlz wˌɪtʃ lˈɪv ðɛɹˌɑːɹ wˈaɪt.