English
Georgetown
From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.
Ancient Greek γεωργός ‘farmer, earth worker’
Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος
Latin Geōrgius
Middle English George
English George
Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’
Proto-Germanic *tūną ‘fence, enclosure’
Proto-West Germanic *tūn ‘fence’
Old English tūn ‘an enclosed piece of ground’
Middle English toun ‘a town or city’
English town
The story
From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.
Today it means
name The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Georgetown