Conception Bay

English

Etymology

In Newfoundland, adapted from Portuguese Baia da Conceição. The name of the Namibian bay may be from the same source, although in German colonial days it was Empfängnisbucht; the Afrikaans name is Conceptionbaai.

Proper noun

Conception Bay

1. A bay on the south-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
2. A bay on the coast of Namibia.

Derived terms

• Conception Bay South