Princeton

English <dab> Etymology From en prince ton town, originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name en Prince or locations named Princeton. en Princetown. Cf. en Princes Town, en Princeville, en Kingston, en Kingstone, en Coniston, en Kingstown, en Queenston, and en Queenstown. In particular, the British Columbian town is named for Edward VII, who was known as Albert, Prince of Wales, during the reign of his mother Queen Victoria. The New Jersey borough is named for William III—who became king of England through marriage to Mary II—in honor of his own separate Dutch title of Prince of Orange. The North Carolina town and Nebraska and Ontario communities are named for the New Jersey borough; the Missouri city is named for the Battle of Princeton which occurred there in the American Revolution; and the Illinois city and Florida CDP are named for the university named for its location in the borough. The given name derives from the prestigious university. The Massachusetts town is named for clergyman Thomas Prince, and the Wisconsin city and town are named for the Massachusetts town. The Minnesota city is named for its founder John S. Prince, and the Idaho CDP is named after the Minnosota city. The Indiana city is named for politician William Prince (politician) William Prince, and the Kansas city is named for the Indiana city. The Texas city is named for landowner Prince Dowlin. The Kentucky city is named for landowner William Prince. Pronunciation en /ˈpɹɪnstən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-Princeton.wav New Jersey en ɪnstən 2 Proper noun en place c/Canada: en town in southern p/British Columbia. en settlement isl/Newfoundland p/Newfoundland and Labrador. en community twp:suf/Blandford-Blenheim co/Oxford County p/Ontario. en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Jackson County s/Alabama. en CDP co/Dallas County s/Arkansas. en CDP co/Colusa County s/California. en CDP co/Miami-Dade County s/Florida. TopoZone: Princeton, Florida en CDP co/Latah County s/Idaho. en city/county seat co/Bureau County s/Illinois. en twp co/Bureau County s/Illinois. en city/county seat co/Gibson County s/Indiana. en twp co/White County s/Indiana. en minor city/and/twp co/Scott County s/Iowa. en minor city co/Franklin County s/Kansas. en city/county seat co/Caldwell County s/Kentucky. en ucomm co/Bossier Parish s/Louisiana. en town co/Washington County s/Maine. en town co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts. en city co/Mille Lacs County and co/Sherburne County s/Minnesota. en twp co/Mille Lacs County s/Minnesota. en city/county seat co/Mercer County s/Missouri. en ucomm co/Granite County s/Montana. en ucomm co/Lancaster County s/Nebraska. en borough in co/Mercer County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Princeton, New Jersey en Oliver Darcy Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promoting w:CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/media/one-america-news-trump/index.html 2020-05-08 Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University history professor and CNN analyst, agreed. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813164709/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/media/one-america-news-trump/index.html en Princeton University in the New Jersey borough. en town co/Johnston County s/North Carolina. en CDP co/Laurens County s/South Carolina. en city county/Collin County s/Texas. en ghost town county/Newton County s/Texas. en city/county seat co/Mercer County s/West Virginia. en town/and/city therein, in co/Green Lake County s/Wisconsin. en male. Derived terms en Princetonian Princeton Junction Princeton rub References en eponyms en Universities