Etymology

Port Isaac

Today it means: A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980). Full definition →

Cornish Porthysek
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  1. Cornish · derived fromPorthysek
  2. English todayPort Isaac

Anglicized form of Cornish Porthysek, a toponym composed of the elements porth (“port”) + ysek (“abounding in corn”); first recorded as Portusek in 1338.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.