What does Raleigh mean?

Definitions for Raleigh
ˈrɔ li, ˈrɑ-raleigh

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Raleghnoun

    English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)

  2. Raleigh, capital of North Carolinanoun

    capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina

Wiktionary

  1. Raleighnoun

    the county seat of Wake County and the capital of North Carolina

  2. Raleighnoun

    an English place name, surname and given name

  3. Raleighnoun

    Sir Walter Raleigh English explorer and soldier

  4. Raleighnoun

    an English bicycle manufacturer

Wikipedia

  1. Raleigh

    Raleigh (; RAH-lee) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 147.6 sq mi (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County. Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State) and is part of the Research Triangle together with Durham (home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The name of the Research Triangle (often shortened to the "Triangle") originated after the 1959 creation of Research Triangle Park (RTP), located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and universities. The Triangle encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,390,785 in 2019.Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County. The towns of Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns. Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a planned city. Following the American Revolutionary War when the U.S. gained independence, the area was chosen as the site of the state capital in 1788 and incorporated in 1792 as such. The city was originally laid out in a grid pattern with the North Carolina State Capitol at the center, in Union Square. During the American Civil War, the city was spared from any significant battle. It fell to the Union in the closing days of the war and struggled with the economic hardships in the postwar period, related to the reconstitution of labor markets, over-reliance on agriculture and the social unrest of the Reconstruction Era. The establishment of the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in 1959 helped create tens of thousands of jobs in the fields of science and technology. By the early 21st century, Raleigh had become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.

ChatGPT

  1. raleigh

    Raleigh can refer to: 1. A city: It is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and known for its universities, including North Carolina State University. 2. A person: Sir Walter Raleigh was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer who popularized tobacco in England. 3. A brand: Raleigh is a well-known manufacturer of bicycles, based in the United Kingdom with a long history of producing various types of bikes. The specific context will determine which definition is most appropriate.

Wikidata

  1. Raleigh

    Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2011 estimated population was 416,468, over an area of 142.8 square miles, making Raleigh currently the 42nd most populous city in the United States. It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in present-day Dare County, North Carolina. Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill make up the three primary cities of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. The regional nickname of "The Triangle" originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, primarily located in Durham County, roughly midway between the cities of Raleigh and Chapel Hill, and three major research universities of North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill in the central Piedmont region of North Carolina. As of 2012 Census Estimate the population of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill CSA was 1,998,808. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area as of 2012 Census Estimate was 1,188,564.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. RALEIGH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Raleigh is ranked #8317 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Raleigh surname appeared 3,984 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Raleigh.

    89% or 3,547 total occurrences were White.
    6.2% or 248 total occurrences were Black.
    1.9% or 76 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.3% or 53 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.9% or 36 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Raleigh in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Raleigh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Raleigh in a Sentence

  1. Michael Bitzer:

    The President is going to( need to) boost The President numbers in rural counties to make up for what looks like an even bigger defeat in Raleigh, Charlotte, i am just not sure how much more The President can squeeze out of those rural areas.

  2. Mary Jackson:

    I am a Christian with room to spare and feel that we all need to do our part in times of trouble, we are a reasonable drive from many of the affected areas. I have already reached out to friends of mine in the Raleigh-Durham area. I also have lots of friends in this area who would be willing to help.

  3. Raleigh Police Department:

    The Raleigh Police Department appreciates the long term and strong relationship it continues to have with Smithfield's.

  4. Dawn Blagrove:

    Darryl should not be gone. His mother should not have had to bury her first born child, and Raleigh police department needs to be held accountable and had the city of Raleigh done what it should have done a long time ago, Darryl may still be alive.

  5. Dawn Blagrove:

    Obviously if he was being detained or arrested… which they claimed they were in the middle of an arrest, there’s no question that he should have been read his rights, none of that happened. That is a practice that we see quite frequently with the Raleigh police.

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