Meanings
alternative St. Ann Parish · alternative Parish of St. Ann · alternative St Ann Parish · alternative Parish of St Ann · alternative Parish of Saint Ann
- A parish of Middlesex County, Jamaica.
Synonyms: Saint Ann
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA parish of Middlesex County, Jamaica.
Origin
- SpanishSanta Gloria
- EnglishSaint Ann Parish
Blend of Saint Ann's Bay + parish. From being the parish-sized political division which contains 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 bay of Spanish Santa Gloria.
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Saint Ann Parish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Ann%20Parish
“Saint Ann Parish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Ann%20Parish. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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