Norfolk
/ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/US/ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/
Norfolk proper noun: a maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea. Also the ellipsis of Norfolk County.
Proper noun
Norfolk
- 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
- 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.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 09 Jan 2025
- An English dukedom.
- A surname.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- An independent city in Virginia; the largest naval base in the world is situated there.
- 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 3.2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025
- An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
- A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
- A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
- Synonyms:
- Norfuk
- Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Noun
Norfolk (plural Norfolks)
Also used as
Norfolk is also the ellipsis of Norfolk County.
Norfolk meaning in Marathi
Norfolk in Marathi
- county in England
- नॉरफोल्क nŏrpholka, नॉरफक nŏrphak
Synonyms of Norfolk
Forms of Norfolk
| plural | Norfolks |
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Origin of Norfolk
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”), equivalent to 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, 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.
Words formed from Norfolk
Phrases with Norfolk
- Norfolk pines
- Norfolk suits
- Norfolk jacket
- Norfolk plover
- Norfolk Howards
- Norfolk jackets
- Norfolk plovers
- Norfolk spaniel
- Norfolk dumpling
- Norfolk Islander
- Norfolk spaniels
- Norfolk dumplings
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Questions about Norfolk
- What does Norfolk mean?
- Norfolk means a maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
- What is Norfolk in Marathi?
- Norfolk in Marathi is नॉरफोल्क (nŏrpholka), नॉरफक (nŏrphak). See Norfolk meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Norfolk?
- Norfolk can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Norfolk?
- Norfolk is pronounced /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/ (US).
Words near Norfolk in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Norfolk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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