Verulam

English

Etymology

Latin Verulamia, being the name of the Roman settlement on the same site.

Proper noun

Verulam

  1. (British) Baron Verulam, Viscount St Albans.
    1. Francis Bacon (1561–1626), 1st Baron Verulam.
  2. a placename
    1. (British) Synonym of Verulamium (“ancient Roman town”). A town in Britannia, Roman Empire; near the modern city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
    2. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    3. A former township in Ontario, Canada, now the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes.

Synonyms

  • (township): Township of Verulam, Verulam Township
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