섬말은 한강수리조합이 생기기 전에는 독립적인 섬이었던 곳으로 섬에 있는 마을이란 뜻으로 섬말이라 불린 듯하다.
Seommal is a place that was an independent island before the Han River Irrigation Association was established, and seems to have been called the Seommal, meaning a village on the island.