Norfolk County

Nor·folk Coun·ty
/ˈnɑɹ.fək ˈkaʊn.ti/Ontario/ˈnɔːɹ.foʊk ˈkaʊn.ti//ˈnoɹ.foɹk ˈkaʊ̯n.ti/

proper noun

One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Dedham. There are two exclaves of the county, Cohasset and Brookline.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Dedham. There are two exclaves of the county, Cohasset and Brookline.
  2. A former county in Virginia, United States, the remainder of which was abolished in 1963 on the creation of the independent city of Chesapeake.
  3. A municipality of Ontario, Canada.

Origin

Named after the county in England.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Norfolk County

countybountymountieAdair CountyAddison CountyAlbert CountyAndrew CountyAndroscoggin CountyAnnapolis CountyAntigonish CountyAransas CountyAroostook CountyAshley CountyAtchison CountyAudrain CountyBarber CountyBarnstable CountyBee CountyBelknap CountyBennington CountyBerkshire CountyBig Horn CountyBlanco CountyBristol County
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

Norfolk County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20County

MLA

“Norfolk County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norfolk County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20County.

Source: Norfolk County on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.