Meanings
alternative St. Ann · alternative St Ann · alternative St.-Ann · alternative St-Ann · alternative Saint-Ann
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Saint Ann Parish: a parish of Middlesex County, Jamaica.
Synonyms: Saint Ann Parish
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- SpanishSanta Gloria
- EnglishSaint Ann
Ellipsis of Saint Ann Parish. Named after Saint Ann's Bay, which was in turn named after Lady Anne Hyde, first wife of James II and VII, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and using the saintly terminology of the preceding Spanish name of the settlement and bay of Spanish Santa Gloria.
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Saint Ann. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Ann
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