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語源

From 中期英語 Northfolk, from 古期英語 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.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/, /ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/

固有名詞

Norfolk

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

   Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World

   Comeronym: Suffolk

   • 2024 December 26, Donna Ferguson, “‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 9 January 2025:

     The shoreline – a mass of seals and their white pups – is one of Britain’s greatest wildlife success stories: a grey seal colony on the east Norfolk coast.

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 is situated there.
   • 2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 20 July 2025:

     Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued by Virginia State Police on June 3.

6. Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts.
7. (historical) Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States.
8. An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
9. A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
10. A language spoken on Norfolk Island.

    Synonym: Norfuk

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

等位語

• Suffolk, named as a pair with Norfolk

派生語

関連する語

• Norfolcian

派生した語

• ⇒ Translingual: norfolkensis

名詞

Norfolk (plural Norfolks)

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

参考

• Category:Norfolk English

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Norfolk, pih ⁠