The  City  is a river on  Panay  Island in the  Visayas ,  Philippines .  The name of the river is where the term  Aklan  came from, and is derived from the word  akae , which means to boil or to froth. Because of the swiftness of the river current, the water of the river Aklan seems to boil or froth. Akean therefore means " where there is boiling or frothing ". Other spellings for the river are  Akean ,  Aclan  and formerly  Alcan .