English Etymology Named after Dutch colonial administrator Pieter Adriensen. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈpiː.tə(ɹ) ˈaɪ̯.lənd/ Hyphenation: Pe‧ter Is‧land Rhymes: -aɪlənd Proper noun Peter Island An island in the British Virgin Islands. See also Peter I Island Anagrams planetsider, interpleads, interlapsed Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.