Selwyn

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century.
  3. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; A river in Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Bishop George Selwyn; in full, Selwyn River.
  4. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; A small settlement on the south side of the river in Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; A territorial authority of Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the river; in full, Selwyn District.
  6. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; A locality, formerly a mining town in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, named after the Selwyn Range.
  7. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; A locality in Alpine Shire, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
  8. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; A township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, renamed from Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield in 2013.
  9. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.; An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
  10. Ellipsis of Selwyn College, Cambridge. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,informal

词汇关系

衍生词
selwynite

词源

From the Middle English form of Latin Silvanus. Also from the Old English given name Selewine, from sel (“hall”) + wine (“friend”). The places are named after bearers of the surname.
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