St. John's

See also: St. Johns and Saint John's

English

Etymology

The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint John, with the name being a reference to a former name of the island (St. John's Island). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/
• Hyphenation: St. John's
• Rhymes: -ɑnz
• Homophones: Saint Johns, Saint John's, St John's, St. Johns

Proper noun

St. John's

1. The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.
2. The capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

   Alternative form: Saint John's

3. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
4. A hamlet on the fringes of the town of Redhill, Surrey, England.
5. A village, a suburb of the town of Woking, Surrey, England, also spelled St Johns.
6. An urban area of the borough of Lewisham, London, England, also spelled St Johns.
7. A former parish, now in South Yorkshire, England and forming part of the civil parish of Dinnington St. John's.
8. A large suburb of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
9. A civil parish of County Kildare, Ireland.
10. A civil parish of County Roscommon, Ireland.
11. A small village in the sheading of Glenfaba district, Isle of Man.
12. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

Translations

capital of Antigua and Barbuda

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聖約翰／圣约翰 (zh) (Shèng Yuēhàn)

• Danish: Saint John's
• Finnish: St. John's
• Polish: Saint John's (pl) n
• Portuguese: São João, Saint John's
• Russian: Сент-Джо́нс m (Sent-Džóns)

provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聖約翰斯／圣约翰斯 (zh) (Shèng Yuēhànsī)

• Finnish: St. John's
• Korean: 세인트존스 (Seinteujonseu)
• Portuguese: São João da Terra Nova

See also

• Saint John's
• Saint John
• St John's
• St. John
• St John

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English St. John's. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: St. John's

Proper noun

St. John's n

1. A neighbourhood of Sint Maarten.