Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Queensland, Australia.
Origin
Named by James Cook after the naval officer Augustus John Hervey (1724–1779).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 赫維灣 /赫维湾, 哈維灣 /哈维湾
- 赫維灣 /赫维湾 (Hèwéiwān)city in Queensland
- 哈維灣 /哈维湾 (Hāwéiwān)city in Queensland
French Hervey Bay
- Hervey Baycity in Queensland
German Hervey Bay
- Hervey Baycity in Queensland
Korean 허비베이
- 허비베이 (heobibei)city in Queensland
Russian Ха́рви-Бе́й
- Ха́рви-Бе́й (Xárvi-bɛ́j)city in Queensland
Cite this entry
APA
Hervey Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hervey%20Bay
MLA
“Hervey Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hervey%20Bay. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hervey Bay,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hervey%20Bay.
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