# Port Macquarie

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city in New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
Named by English explorer John Oxley after Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824), the 5th Governor of New South Wales.

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