Edney Common
village · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Edney Common is a village name composed of the Old English personal name Eadeg and the Old English word 'eg', meaning an island or dry ground in a marsh. The 'Common' refers to an area of common land.
Word origins
- Eadeg
- Old EnglishAttestedprosperous, rich(from ead "prosperity, riches", gē "generation, race")
- eg
- Old EnglishAttestedisland, dry ground in a marsh(from ēg "island")
- Common
- Old Englishcommon land(from gemǣne "common")
Historical forms
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