Palmerston

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Palmerston

/ˈpɑːməstən/

Where it comes from

Most places were named after Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, usually known as Lord Palmerston.

proper noun

A surname.
A satellite city and local government area (City of Palmerston) near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Palmerston was the original name of Darwin itself, before being renamed in 1911.
A suburb of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Derived from the surname Palmer.
An unincorporated community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
A town in Waitaki district, North Otago, New Zealand.

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@misc{palmerston_2026,
  title = {Palmerston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palmerston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}