The origin of the name ''Bangkok'' (, pronounced in Thai as ), is unclear.   is a Thai word meaning 'a village on a stream', and the name might have been derived from  (),   meaning 'island', stemming from the city's watery landscape. Another theory suggests that it is shortened from  (),   being the name of ''Elaeocarpus hygrophilus'', a plant bearing olive-like fruit. This is supported by the former name of Wat Arun, a historic temple in the area, that used to be called ''Wat Makok''.