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Exning

village · Suffolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Exning is thought to derive from the river name Exe, combined with the Old English word 'ingas', meaning 'people of'. Thus, it means 'the people of the Exe'.

Word origins

Ex-
Pre-Celticriver Exe
ing
Old Englishpeople of(from inga "of the people of")
ing
Old Englishpeople of(from ingas "people of")