Port Alberni

[ pawrt al-bur-nee ]

noun

1. a seaport in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on the east-central part of Vancouver Island, at the head of the island’s longest inlet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Port Alberni¹

First recorded in 1845–50; named by Captain Richards of the HMS Hecate after Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor, Spanish (Catalan) soldier and explorer