Easter Island is, supposedly, named such because a Dutch explorer discovered it on Easter Sunday in 1722. well at least that's what other people have answered with to similar questions on here.
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Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovered and named the island on Easter Sunday in 1722. which is my b-day!
Because a Dutch explorer found it on Easter in 1722
Polynesia
Another name for Easter Island is Rapa Nui.
The other name for Easter Island is Rapa Nui.
Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name for Easter Island.
The island was discovered by Jacob Roggaveen on Easter Sunday 1722
No. There is no a name for the heads of the East Island.
The native name for Easter Island is Rapa Nui.
The name "Easter Island" was given by the island's first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday 1722, while searching for Davis or David's island . -from wikipedia "Easter Island"
Easter Island was named by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen who arrived on the island on Easter Sunday in 1722. This day was significant as it coincided with the Christian holiday of Easter, leading Roggeveen to name the island "Easter Island."
The first European to discover the island did so on Easter Sunday, 1722.
Easter Island is a proper noun. It refers to the specific name of an island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
What is Easter Island.
The people from Easter Island are called Rapa Nui from the saying " Big Rapa".