Spotsylvania
English
Etymology
From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest”, from (Spots)wood) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/, /-.njə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌspɑt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/, /-.njə/
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Proper noun
Spotsylvania
- a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
- a commuter rail station in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.