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Riverhead

//ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).
  2. 2
    A census-designated place and town, the county seat of Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.
  3. 3
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. 4
    A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. 5
    A town at the head of Waitemata Harbour, north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.
Noun
  1. 1
    The head or source of a river.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compound of river + head.

Etymology 2

From river + head.

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