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Ethie

settlement · Angus

Old EnglishAI-generated

Ethie is an Old English name, likely meaning 'farmstead or estate'. It derives from 'ēg' meaning island or land by water, and 'tūn' meaning farmstead or settlement.

Word origins

Ethie
Old Englishfarmstead on the island/water(from ēg "island, land by water", tūn "farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Eithy