Halifax
English
Etymology
From Old English halh-ġefeaxe (literally “grassy corner”), compounded from halh + ġefeaxe. [1] 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
Proper noun
Halifax
- an industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds.
- the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
- an earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
city in England
city of Canada
References
- ^ Watts, Victor, The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, 2010
Spanish
Proper noun
Halifax m
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