Port Royal
See also: Port-Royal
English
Etymology
- (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real
- (Annapolis, South Carolina): Calque of French Port-Royal
- (Virginia): From the name of a local landowning family, the Roy family.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
- The former capital city of Jamaica
- A location in Canada
- (historical) The former capital city of Acadia, French North America
- (historical) Former name of Annapolis. A town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- A village in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
- A village in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
- A neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
- (historical) The former capital city of Acadia, French North America
- A location in the United States of America
- Ellipsis of Port Royal Sound An inlet in South Carolina, United States
- Ellipsis of Port Royal Island An island in South Carolina, United States
- A city in South Carolina, United States
- Ellipsis of Port Royal Island An island in South Carolina, United States
- A borough of Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States
- A town in Caroline, Virigina, United States
- Ellipsis of Port Royal Sound An inlet in South Carolina, United States
French
Spanish
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