A number of places in the world, like the places named after places in other parts of Britain, were named after the Channel Islands, or some place therein. Not all are named directly for one of the islands, but are often named indirectly, such as for another place on the list.

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, all Crown Dependencies.

United States

Jersey

Guernsey

Canada

Jersey

Guernsey

  • Guernsey, Saskatchewan[12]
  • Guernsey Cove, Prince Edward Island[10]
  • Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador — named for Le Ramée, a neighborhood/street in Saint Peter Port, the capital of Guernsey[10]
  • Sarnia, Ontario — named by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Colborne after Guernsey, where he'd previously been lieutenant governor (Sarnia is the Latin name for Guernsey)[9]
  • Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan[12]

Alderney

Elsewhere

Jersey

References

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