# Jamestown
## English
### Etymology

From James +‎ town.

### Proper noun

Jamestown
* Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:
** The capital city of Saint Helena.
** A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
** A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
** A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
** A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
** A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
** A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
** A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
** A village in Highland council area, Scotland.
** A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3981).
** A hamlet in Fife council area, Scotland.
** A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
** A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
** A large number of places in the United States:
*** A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England.
*** A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
*** A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
*** A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
*** A small community of Ware County, Georgia.
*** A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.
*** An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
*** An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
*** The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
*** A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
*** A community of the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
*** A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
*** A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
*** A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
*** A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.
*** A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
*** A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
*** A village in Greene County, Ohio.
*** A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
*** An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
*** A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
*** A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.
*** A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
*** A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
*** An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
*** An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
*** A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

#### Derived terms

* Jamestown Canyon virus
* Jamestown weed
* Old Jamestown

#### Translations
### References

* 1 2 3 4 Henry Gannett (1905) The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, second edition, Washington: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 168

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝeimstaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeimstaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeimstaun/ [ˈʃẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeimstaun/ [ˈʒẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
* Rhymes: -eimstaun

### Proper noun

Jamestown ?
* Jamestown (the capital city of Saint Helena)