Cornsay
hamlet · County Durham
Old EnglishAI-generated
Cornsay is likely an Old English name, possibly from 'corn' meaning 'corn' or 'grain' and 'eg' meaning 'island' or 'land by water'. It could refer to land by water where grain was grown.
Word origins
- Corn
- Old Englishcorn, grain(from corn "corn, grain")
- say
- Old Englishisland, land by water(from eg "island, land by water")