Adamstown

English

Etymology

From Adam +‎ -s- +‎ town or Adams +‎ town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/
Hyphenation: Adams‧town

Proper noun

Adamstown

The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
A village in County Wexford, Ireland
A census-designated place in Maryland.
A borough of Pennsylvania.

Translations

capital of the Pitcairn Islands

Esperanto: Adamstaŭno

village in County Wexford, Ireland

Irish: Maigh Arnaí f

census-designated place in Maryland

borough in Pennsylvania

Anagrams

Tswanadom

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