- Carnaby Street (n.)
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[Carnaby Street 词源字典] - street in Soho, London (Westminster), in mid-1960s lined with fashionable boutiques and clothing shops, hence used figuratively from 1964 for English 1960s stylishness. It was named for Karnaby House, built 1683, from a surname or transferred from Carnaby in Yorkshire, which is from a Scandinavian personal name + -by (see by).[Carnaby Street etymology, Carnaby Street origin, 英语词源]