Norfolk.
A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
Meaning & usage
A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
An English dukedom.
A surname.
A place in the United States, including: A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
A place in the United States, including: A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
A place in the United States, including: An independent city in Virginia; the largest naval base in the world is situated there.
Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts.
Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States.
An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”), equivalent to north + folk. As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
A Norfolk jacket.
A Norfolk spaniel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”), equivalent to north + folk. As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
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