Goldeneye was the name given by Ian Fleming to his house in Jamaica. Fleming claimed a number of origins for the name of the estate including Carson McCullers’ Reflections in a Golden Eye and Operation Goldeneye, a contingency plan Fleming himself developed during World War II in case of a Nazi invasion through Spain.

Fleming created James Bond here and wrote many of his 14 James Bond novels here. A number of the Bond films, including Dr No and Live and Let Die were filmed near the estate.

In 1976, 12 years after Ian Fleming’s death, the property was sold to reggae star Bob Marley. Marley sold the estate in 1977 to Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. Eighteen years later, the estate’s name would be the title of Pierce Brosnan’s first Bond adventure, the 17th film in the official series.

The birthplace of James Bond: Ian Fleming created James Bond at the Goldeneye Estate in Jamaica and wrote many of his 14 James Bond novels here.

Three reasons that inspired the name:

• A tribute to the novel Reflections in a Golden Eye (1941) by Carson McCullers
• A remembrance of Operation Goldeneye
• A natural consequence of the fact that the estate rose over the bay Oracabessa (golden head in english), than a golden eye over a golden head.