The name was given by Buluggin ibn Ziri after he established the city on the ruins of the Phoenician city of Icosium in 950.
ðə nˈeɪm wʌz ɡˈɪvən baɪ bjˈʊləɡˌɪn ˈɪbən zˈiəɹi ˈæftɚ hiː ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə sˈɪɾi ɔnðə ɹˈuːɪnz ʌvðə foʊnˈɪʃən sˈɪɾi ʌv aɪkˈoʊsiəm ɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti.