Queensbury

English

Etymology

From queen's + -bury. In particular, the New York town is named for the British queen consort Charlotte. The New Brunswick parish is named for the Queen's Rangers, a Loyalist unit during the American Revolution similarly named for Queen Charlotte. The West Yorkshire village derives from earlier Queenshead, both named in honor of a local pub. Cf. Kingsbury.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kwiːnzbəɹi/

Proper noun

Queensbury

  1. A suburban area in the borough of Brent and borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1889).
  2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1030).
  3. A town, the county seat of Warren County, New York.
  4. A parish of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Kingsbury (a neighbouring suburb in Greater London)
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