Bronte, New Zealand

Bronte, a locality in the Tasman Region of New Zealand, lies between Richmond and Mapua.

Horatio Nelson, the eponym of the region, became Duke of Bronte (in Sicily)[1] in 1799.

Notes

Reed, A. W. (2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed Books. p. 59. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4. Probably named in honour of Lord Nelson. He was made Duke of Bronte (a region of Sicily) by King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily after the Battle of the Nile in 17[9]8.

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[1] Reed, A. W. (2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed Books. p. 59. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4. Probably named in honour of Lord Nelson. He was made Duke of Bronte (a region of Sicily) by King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily after the Battle of the Nile in 17[9]8.