Vauxhall

See also: vauxhall

English

Etymology

Generally thought to have originated in the late 13th century, from the name of Falkes de Breauté, the head of King John's mercenaries, who owned a large house in the area, known as Faulke's Hall, later Foxhall, and eventually Vauxhall.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɒks.ɔːl/

Proper noun

Vauxhall

An inner city area of London in borough of Lambeth, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3077).
An inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3492).
A neighbourhood and holiday park in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG5108).
An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0988). [1]
An unincorporated community in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
A town in southern Alberta, Canada.
A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the North Shore.
A suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand. [2]

Derived terms

Vauxhall Gardens

Descendants

→ Dutch: vauxhall
→ Russian: вокза́л (vokzál, “(transport) station, terminal”), вокза́лъ (vokzál); фокса́л (foksál), вокса́л (voksál), воксга́л (voksgál)
- → Armenian: վոկզալ (vokzal), վակզալ (vakzal)
- → Azerbaijani: vağzal
- → Belarusian: вакза́л (vakzál)
- → Georgian: ვაგზალი (vagzali)
- → Kazakh: вокзал (vokzal)
- → Kyrgyz: вокзал (vokzal)
- → Lithuanian: agzolas
- → Mongolian:
  Cyrillic script: вокзал (vokzal)
  Mongolian script: ᠸᠣᠻᠽᠠᠯ (wokzal)
- → Polish: woksal, wogzał
- → Tajik: вокзал (vokzal)
- → Tatar: вокзал (woqzal)
- → Turkmen: wokzal
- → Udmurt: вокзал (vokzal)
- → Ukrainian: вокза́л (vokzál)
- → Uyghur: ۋوگزال (wogzal)
- → Uzbek: vokzal
→ Polish: Foksal

Noun

Vauxhall (plural Vauxhalls)

A make of British motor car, first manufactured in Vauxhall in London.

References

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[1] OS: Birmingham

[2] NZ Topo map: Dunedin