Kingston
Meanings
- The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish.
- A parish of Jamaica; named for the city which it comprises the inner part of.
- Places in Australia:
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
- The capital of Norfolk Island.
- A suburb of Logan, Queensland.
- The former name of a town in South Australia, now Kingston SE.
- A local government area (Kingston District Council) in south-east South Australia. Seat: Kingston SE.
- A town and suburb in Kingborough council area, near Hobart, Tasmania.
- A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria.
- A local government area in south-east Melbourne, Victoria; in full, the City of Kingston.
- Places in Canada:
- monkfish, angel shark (Squatina squatina)
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Etymology
In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town. In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.