The story
The town in Newfoundland is named for its close proximity to Cape St. George and St. George's Bay. The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint George (died 303). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
First known use, by meaning
- From 1765 A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.