Halifax

Etymology
From, compounded from. Folk etymology suggests, as compounded from , from a local legend that the town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also.

The capital city of Nova Scotia is named after statesman (1716–1771).

The civil parish is also named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax. .

Proper noun

 * , 20km south-west of Leeds.
 * 1) An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
 * 1) An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
 * 1) An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
 * 1) An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
 * 1) An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
 * 1) An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * German:
 * Greek: Χάλιφαξ
 * Hindi: हैलिफ़ैक्स
 * Japanese: ハリファックス
 * Latin: Halifacium
 * Marathi: हॅलिफॅक्स
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: Галіфа́кс


 * Bulgarian: Ха́лифакс
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: Halifakso
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: Χάλιφαξ
 * Hindi: हैलिफ़ैक्स
 * Japanese: ハリファックス
 * Korean: ^핼리팩스
 * Latin: Halifaxia
 * Marathi: हॅलिफॅक्स
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: Галіфа́кс