Port Isaac

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Cornish Porthysek, a toponym composed of the elements porth (“port”) + ysek (“abounding in corn”); first recorded as Portusek in 1338.

Proper noun

Port Isaac

  1. A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).
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