Norfolk

English <dab!> thumb|A140 bridge over the River Waveney, the county boundary near Scole Etymology From en enm Northfolk, from en ang Norþfolc northern people, from ang norþ north, northern + ang folc folk, people, race, nation, equivalent to en north folk. 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 Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Mary Howard, wife of the Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk 9th duke. Pronunciation en /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/ /ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊk/ GA en /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Norfolk.wav Southern England Proper noun en Q23109 en maritime county of eastern cc/England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea. en East Anglia<id:Q580631> < East of England<id:Q48006> < England<id:Q21> < Great Britain<id:Q23666> Britain<id:Q23666> < United Kingdom<id:Q145> UK<id:Q145> < Earth<id:Q2> World<id:Q2> en Suffolk<id:Q23111> en Donna Ferguson ‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/britain-wildlife-safari-grey-seal-baby-boom-norfolk-colonies-environment-north-sea-windfarms 2024-12-26 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250109082446/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/britain-wildlife-safari-grey-seal-baby-boom-norfolk-colonies-environment-north-sea-windfarms An English en dukedom. en. en place c/USA, including: en town co/Litchfield County s/Connecticut. en town co/Norfolk County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Norfolk, Massachusetts en town/hamlet/and/CDP co/St. Lawrence County s/New York. TopoZone: Norfolk, New York en independent city s/Virginia ; the largest naval base in the world is situated there. TopoZone: Norfolk, Virginia en Rosa Flores Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/us/angelina-resendiz-navy-sailor-death 2025-06-13 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250720150310/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/us/angelina-resendiz-navy-sailor-death en @ellipsis of:Norfolk County county x/Massachusetts. en historical en @ellipsis of:Norfolk County former county state/Virginia c/United States. en island c/Australia Norfolk Island. en territory c/Australia including the island Norfolk Island. A language spoken on Norfolk Island. en Norfuk en historical en @former name of:Santa Cruz island p/Galapagos c/Ecuador. Coordinate terms en Suffolk, named as a pair with Norfolk Derived terms en Norfolkian Duke of Norfolk's Island King's Lynn and West Norfolk New Norfolk Norfolk Black Norfolk County Norfolk crop rotation Norfolk Howard Norfolk Island Norfolk spot Norfolk pine Norfolk suit Norfolk rotation Norfolk Terrier Norfolk Treherne Norfolk Trotter North Norfolk South Norfolk Related terms en Norfolcian Descendants mul norfolkensis 1 Translations county in England Armenian: hy Նորֆոլկ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 诺福克郡 Nuòfúkèjùn Georgian: ka ნორფოლკი Marathi: mr नॉरफोल्क, mr नॉरफक Middle English: enm Northfolk Russian: ru Но́рфолк Noun A Norfolk jacket. A Norfolk spaniel. See also :Category:Norfolk English References pih en Languages en eponyms Middle English Proper noun enm proper noun 1 enm Northfolk Polish thumb|Norfolk (#3) Pronunciation Pl-Norfolk.ogg Proper noun pl proper noun m pl county of eastern cc/England Norfolk pl town s/Virginia Norfolk pl Norfolk Island Q31057 Declension Norfolk Norfolku Norfolkowi Norfolk Norfolkiem Norfolku Norfolku Further reading