Halifax
Halifax (demonym Haligonian) may refer to:
Places
Australia
- Halifax Bay, North Queensland
Canada
- British Columbia
- Halifax Range, a mountain range
- Nova Scotia
- Halifax (electoral district), a federal electoral district since Confederation
- Halifax Regional Municipality, capital of Nova Scotia, established in 1996, which includes:
- Halifax (former city), the former city
- Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the former county
- Mainland Halifax, a region of the Municipality
- Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the Municipality
- Metropolitan Halifax, urban part of the Municipality
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport, built in Enfield in 1960
- Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979
- Prince Edward Island
United Kingdom
- Halifax, West Yorkshire, England (original source of the word "Halifax")
United States
- Halifax, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County
- Halifax County, North Carolina (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
- Halifax Township, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County
- Halifax, Vermont, in Windham County
- Halifax County, Virginia (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
- Halifax River, in Florida (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
Companies
- Halifax (United Kingdom bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
- Halifax (Irish bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
Music and television
- Halifax f.p., an Australian television drama series
- Halifax (band), an American rock band
- The Halifax III, a 1960s Canadian folk music band
Military
- Halifax Regiment (Duke of Wellington's)
- Handley Page Halifax, a British bomber plane during World War II
- Halifax-class frigate, of the Canadian Navy
- HMCS Halifax, the name of two Canadian naval vessels
- HMCS Halifax (FFH 330), the lead ship of the Halifax class
- HMCS Halifax (K237), a World War II Flower class corvette for convoy escort duties
- HMS Halifax, the name of several Royal Navy ships
- HMS Halifax (1756), a 22-gun sloop launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego
- HMS Halifax (1768), a 10-gun schooner originally built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765. Purchased in 1768 by the British Royal Navy and wrecked in 1775
- HMS Halifax (1775), a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold 1780
- HMS Halifax (1780), an 18-gun sloop, originally called the USS Ranger, renamed after the ship was captured from the United States Navy on 11 May 1780, and sold in 1781
- HMS Halifax (1782), a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1782 and sold in 1784
- HMS Halifax (1806), an 18-gun sloop launched in 1806 at Halifax, Nova Scotia and broken up in 1814
People
Surname
- William Halifax, Lord Stirling (1786–1871)
- Joan Halifax (born 1942), Zen Buddhist roshi
Titled
- Marquess of Halifax, a British title created once
- George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695)
- Earl of Halifax, a British title created four times and held by, among others:
- Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661–1715)
- George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1685–1739)
- George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771)
- Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800–1885)
- Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839–1934)
- E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959) (created Earl of Halifax in 1944)
- Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912–1980)
- Charles Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax (1944- )
Fictional
- John Halifax, central character of John Halifax, Gentleman, 1856 novel
Sports
- Halifax RLFC, a rugby league club
- F.C. Halifax Town, a football club
- Halifax Town A.F.C., was an English football club, prior to 2009
- Halifax Mooseheads a QMJHL team
Other
- Halifax College, a college of the University of York, England
- Halifax Explosion, a 1917 explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia caused by a ship collision
- Halifax Gibbet, an early guillotine