Jamestown

English

Etymology

James +‎ town

Proper noun

Jamestown

  1. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:
    1. The capital city of Saint Helena.
    2. A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
    3. A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
    4. A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
    5. A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
    6. A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
    7. A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
    8. A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
    9. A village in Highland council area, Scotland.
    10. A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3981).
    11. A hamlet in Fife council area, Scotland.
    12. A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    13. A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
    14. A large number of places in the United States:
      1. A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England.[1]
      2. A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
      3. A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
      4. A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
      5. A small community in Ware County, Georgia.
      6. A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.[1]
      7. An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
      8. An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
      9. The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
      10. A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
      11. A community in the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
      12. A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
      13. A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
      14. A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
      15. A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.[1]
      16. A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
      17. A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
      18. A village in Greene County, Ohio.
      19. A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
      20. An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
      21. A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
      22. A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.[1]
      23. A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
      24. A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
      25. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
      26. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
      27. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

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References
  1. Henry Gannett (1905) The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, second edition, Washington: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 168

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeimstaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeimstaun/ [ˈʃẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeimstaun/ [ˈʒẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

  • Rhymes: -eimstaun

Proper noun

Jamestown ?

  1. Jamestown (the capital city of Saint Helena)
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