Princeton

English

Etymology

prince +‎ -ton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪnstən/

Proper noun

Princeton

1. A borough of New Jersey; named for William III, Prince of Orange.
2. Princeton University; named for its location in Princeton, New Jersey.
3. A census-designated place in Florida; named for the university.
4. A city, the county seat of Gibson County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Prince.
5. A city, the county seat of Bureau County, Illinois; named for the university.
6. A city in Collin County, Texas; named for landowner Prince Dowlin.
7. A city, the county seat of Mercer County, West Virginia.
8. A city, the county seat of Caldwell County, Kentucky; named for landowner William Prince.
9. A city in Minnesota; named for founder John S. Prince.
10. A town in Massachusetts; named for American clergyman Thomas Prince.
11. A town in British Columbia; named for Albert, Prince of Wales.
12. A city in Wisconsin, located within the Town of Princeton; named for the town in Massachusetts.
13. A town in North Carolina; named for the borough in New Jersey.
14. A city, the county seat of Mercer County, Missouri; named for the Battle of Princeton (New Jersey) in the Revolutionary War.
15. A city in Iowa.
16. A town in Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.
17. A census-designated place in Colusa County, California.
18. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
19. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
20. A census-designated place in Idaho; named for the city in Minnesota.
21. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
22. A community of Ontario; named for the borough in New Jersey.
23. An unincorporated community in Alabama.
24. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
25. An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
26. An unincorporated community in Nebraska; named for the borough in New Jersey.
27. A ghost town in Newton County, Texas.
28. A male given name of modern usage, transferred from the place names.

Derived terms

• Princeton Junction

See also

• Princetown