Halifax

English

Etymology

From Old English halh-ġefeaxe (literally “grassy corner”), compounded from halh +‎ ġefeaxe. Folk etymology suggests Old English hāliġfeax (literally “holy hair”), as compounded from hāliġ +‎ feax, from a local legend that the town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also Fairfax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhælɨˌfæks/

Proper noun

Halifax

1. an industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds.
2. the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.
4. A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
5. an earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Derived terms

• go to Halifax
• Halifax County

Related terms

• Haligonian

Translations

city in England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈利法克斯 (zh) (Hālìfǎkésī)

• German: Halifax (de)
• Greek: Χάλιφαξ n (Chálifax)
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• Japanese: ハリファックス (Harifakkusu)
• Russian: Га́лифакс (ru) m (Gálifaks), Галифа́кс (ru) m (Galifáks)
• Spanish: Halifax (es) m

city of Canada

• Bulgarian: Ха́лифакс m (Hálifaks)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈利法克斯 (zh) (Hālìfǎkésī)

• Esperanto: Halifakso
• French: Halifax (fr) m
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• German: Halifax (de)
• Greek: Χάλιφαξ n (Chálifax)
• Japanese: ハリファックス (Harifakkusu)
• Russian: Га́лифакс (ru) m (Gálifaks), Галифа́кс (ru) m (Galifáks)
• Spanish: Halifax (es) m

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Spanish

Proper noun

Halifax m

1. Halifax (a city in England)
2. Halifax (a city in Canada)