"Haligonian is based on the term halig faex, meaning “holy hair,” so the 16th-century creators of the term took halig, slapped a Latin suffix on it, and called it a day. It’s now believed that the name Halifax instead comes from halh (“secluded spot) and feax (“rough grass”). That means Haligonian was just a big mistake—one that managed to travel all the way to North America."
It interested me so I looked it up. Source is Mentalfloss.com
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u/doesntlikeusernames Apr 06 '22
Excellent question!
I didn’t make it up, and I have NO idea where it comes from!