# Port Elizabeth

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city and port in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, officially now named Gqeberha.
2. A town on Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
3. A census-designated place in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
4. A port or bay on Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada.
5. A resettled community in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

## Etymology
In South Africa, named by Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin after his late wife, Elizabeth.

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