the creator of Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto, said that when naming the character he had confused the word "donkey" with "stupid", and assumed that to an American audience, ´Donkey Kong´ would clearly mean ´stupid ape´.
Parce que Miyamoto pensait que Donkey voulait dire stupid et il voulait appelé son perso singe stupide un truc comme ca XD