Spotsylvania en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌspɑt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ (General-American)
- /-.njə/ (General-American)
- /-.njə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest”, from (Spots)wood) + -ia.
Meanings
- a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
- a commuter rail station in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Relateds
Spotsylvania County · Spotsylvania Courthouse · Sylvania · Pennsylvania · Pittsylvania · Transylvania