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Raleigh

Raleigh may refer to:

Sir Walter Raleigh, the English explorer, poet and courtier
Sir Walter Raleigh (essay), an essay by Henry David Thoreau
Walter Raleigh (professor), a Scottish scholar
Raleigh International, a UK Youth Development Charity, no. 1047653
Raleigh Bicycle Company, a bicycle manufacturer

Raleigh is the name of:

In Australia: Raleigh, New South Wales

In Canada: Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador

In the United States: Raleigh, North Carolina, the capital of North Carolina, a U.S. state
Raleigh Township, Wake County, North Carolina
Raleigh, Illinois
Raleigh, Mississippi
Raleigh, North Dakota
Raleigh County, West Virginia, a county in West Virginia
Raleigh Court, Roanoke, Virginia, a neighborhood in Roanoke, Virginia

In naval history: CSS Raleigh, the name of two Confederate ships
HMS Raleigh, the name of several British ships
USS Raleigh, the name of several American ships

See also

Rayleigh

Raleigh got its name from a fort called fort Raleigh that would protect the town back in 1693

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Raleigh" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, German, Ido, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish, Volapük.

Translation(s) in other languages: French: Raleigh (homonymie), Korean: 롤리.


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