Port Isaac

proper noun

A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).

OriginCornish Porthysek →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).

Origin

  1. CornishPorthysek
  2. EnglishPort Isaac

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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