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Jamestown en · PROPN

Etymology

From James + town.

Meanings

  1. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ The capital city of Saint Helena.
  2. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
  3. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
  4. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
  5. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
  6. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
  7. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
  8. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
  9. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A place in Scotland: ▸ A hamlet south of Strathpeffer, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH4756).
  10. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A place in Scotland: ▸ A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS3981).
  11. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A place in Scotland: ▸ A hamlet south of Inverkeithing, Fife council area (OS grid ref NT1281).
  12. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  13. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
  14. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England.
    • In 1608, the tribe first encountered and defended their homeland against English settler Captain John Smith, who played an important role in the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia. 2022 April 2, Zoe Sottile, “Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago”, in CNN:
    • Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607. 2019 November 25, Peter C. Mancall, “Pilgrims survived until the first Thanksgiving thanks to an epidemic that devastated Native Americans”, in CNN:
  15. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
  16. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
  17. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
  18. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A small community in Ware County, Georgia.
  19. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.
  20. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
  21. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  22. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
  23. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
  24. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A community in the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
  25. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
  26. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  27. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
  28. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.
  29. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
  30. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
  31. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Greene County, Ohio.
  32. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
  33. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
  34. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
  35. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.
  36. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
  37. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
  38. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
  39. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
  40. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: ▸ A large number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

Deriveds

Jamestown weed · Jamestown Canyon virus · Old Jamestown

Translations (8)

cmn 詹姆斯敦 (any of several places) · ro Jamestown (any of several places) · es Jamestown (any of several places) · ru Джеймста́ун (any of several places) · ru Дже́ймстаун (any of several places) · ka ჯეიმსტაუნი (any of several places) · mr जेम्सटाउन (any of several places) · eo Ĵamestaŭno (any of several places)