Etymology

Queensferry

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Today it means: A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168). Full definition →

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From queen + -s- + ferry * In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry. * In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

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