Do you know why?...

[Genghis Krahn]

Why is Donkey Kong called Donkey Kong? He is not a Donkey. That does not make sense.

 

[Ripple]

the creator of donkey kong had the idea for a giant ape but didn't know what to name it. he came up with donkey because he made him seem stubborn.

 

[Amigo]

Geez Ripple you dont give the full story.

He believed donkey meant stupid or stubborn in English, and assumed the name would convey the sense stupid ape to an American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck.

Hot from wikipedia. ^__^

 

[goodoldganon]

I thought it was a misspelling or translation and he was supposed to be called Monkey Kong.

 

[Zombie-Hero]

He wanted to use a word that described an obnoxious jerk. A mistranslation is what diverted DK's name from the hilarious A** Kong.

[edit: more likely Jacka** Kong]

 

[TDAP]

goodoldganon iz right. The creator meant for it to him to be called MonkeyKong, but they misspelled it and it came out to be Donkey Kong. When dey already realized there error they juzz changed the tie.

 

[Veggi]

goodoldganon iz right. The creator meant for it to him to be called MonkeyKong, but they misspelled it and it came out to be Donkey Kong. When dey already realized there error they juzz changed the tie.

Good, we don't want anyone with Meta Knight ties around here.