the vikings wanted to keep iceland to themselves, it was lush, fertile and inhabitable. they named the island iceland to keep others away from it and uninterested, and found greenland, an icy frozen tundra-like island. they named it greenland, luring others to the wrong island where no crops grew, cleverly hiding their own secret farmable island
The western end of the railroad in 1858 was St. Louis.
The answer to your question is mild admiration.