Suffolk
/ˈsʌf.ək/ · name
Meaning
- An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.
- A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
- Suffolk County.
- A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ (“south”) + folc (“folk”).
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