English Explanatory Dictionary

Young Nick's Head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A headland on the south side of Poverty Bay, Gisborne district, on the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

Word forms

Young Nick's Head

Etymology

Named after the British cabin boy Nicholas Young by James Cook, captain of HMS Endeavour, as a reward for sighting the headland on 6 October 1769. It is unclear whether Young refers to Nicholas's young age or to his surname, or is a combination of both.

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