St. John's
/ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/ · name
Meaning
- The capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
- A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.
- A civil parish of County Kildare, Ireland.
- A civil parish of County Roscommon, Ireland.
Etymology / origin
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.
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