Alert Bay
/əˈlɜːrt beɪ/noun
A village and bay on Cormorant Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Did you know?Alert Bay’s name is linked to HMS Alert, a Royal Navy vessel whose name used the ordinary sense of “alert”: watchful and ready for action.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
ērigere / ērectus
“To raise up, set upright, or make ready; the source behind the later word “alert.””
16th Century
Italian
all’erta
“On the watch; literally “to the lookout” or “on the height.””
17th Century
English
alert
“Watchful, vigilant, or ready for action.”
17th Century
French
baie
“A bay or inlet; borrowed into English from French.”
1860s
English
Alert Bay
“A place-name associated with HMS Alert, a British naval vessel, applied to the bay and settlement in British Columbia.”
Modern English
English
Alert Bay
“A community and coastal inlet on Cormorant Island, British Columbia.”