# Baranof

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle.

## Etymology
Named in 1805 by Imperial Russian Navy captain U. F. Lisianski in honor of Alexander Andreyevich Baranov.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baranof