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Halifax

The origin and history of Halifax.

Etymology

Traditionally linked to Old English for "holy hair," from a local legend about a martyred woman's hair hung in a tree — though the more likely source is an Old English phrase meaning "grassy corner." The Canadian city was named after an English earl.

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Etymology from freedict-original, original.