# Conanicut Island

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An island of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the populated part of Jamestown.

## Etymology
From Narragansett, said to be named after chief Canonicus. The name Canonicus is in turn a Latinization of Qunnouone, which has been said to be from *qunni (“long, tall”). The ending -ut indicates the locative. Some sources directly translate Conanicut as "long place".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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