Norfolk

From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/, /ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊlk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/

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Norfolk

1. A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.

   Holonym: East Anglia

   Comeronym: Suffolk

2. An English dukedom.
3. A surname.
4. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
5. An independent city in Virginia, United States; the largest naval base in the world, situated there.
6. Short for Norfolk County, a county of Massachusetts, United States.
7. (historical) Short for Norfolk County, a former county of Virginia, United States.
8. Short for Norfolk Island, an island in Australia.
9. Short for Norfolk Island, a territory of Australia including the island.
10. A language spoken on Norfolk Island.

    Synonym: Norfuk

11. (historical) Former name of Santa Cruz, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

• Norfolcian

Norfolk (plural Norfolks)

1. A Norfolk jacket.
2. A Norfolk spaniel.

• Category:Norfolk English

• Ethnologue entry for Norfolk, pih ⁠

Norfolk

1. Alternative form of Northfolk

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔr.fɔlk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrfɔlk
• Syllabification: Nor‧folk

Norfolk m

1. Norfolk (a county of eastern England)
2. Norfolk (a town in Virginia)
3. Norfolk Island

• Norfolk in Polish dictionaries at PWN