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Jekyll

Jekyll

4 7.2
A barrier island off the Georgia coast known for beaches and parks
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʒɛkəl/
translation icon : Isla Jekyll
  • At a secret meeting in 1910 at the estate of JP Morgan on Jekyll Island, the bankers wrote the Federal Reserve Act.
  • Jekyll Island
  • Jekyll Beach

Examples

  • The keeper refused Corrie's proposition, and the two rowed to Jekyll Island to locate another pilot.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The next morning they disembarked on a Jekyll Island beach, much to the amazement of several onlookers.

    Academic text (2009)

  • I remembered an afternoon ten years earlier when Patty went missing on the beach at Jekyll Island.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • In 1910, a secret meeting was held at a J.P. Morgan estate on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia.

    Zeitgeist (2007)

  • Consequently, the colony's accountant, Harman Verelst, described Jekyll as "a great benefactor and friend of Georgia."

    Academic text (2007)

  • The stunning beaches of Jekyll Island attract many visitors each year.

  • After exploring the parks, we headed to Jekyll Island for a relaxing afternoon.

  • The historic charm of Jekyll Island makes it a popular destination for tourists.

Compounds

Jekyll and Hyde
  • Informal
1 8.2

A person who is sometimes kind and sometimes cruel

Surface Forms

Jekyll main

Etymology

Jekyll (the island) takes its name from a family surname, the Jekyll family who once owned or lived on the land. So the place name simply remembers the people connected to the island.