Gamlingay Cinques
suburban area · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Gamlingay Cinques is a place name likely derived from a personal name, possibly 'Gamela', combined with the Old English '-ingay' meaning 'people of'. 'Cinques' is a later addition, possibly referring to five of something.
Word origins
- Gamling-
- Old EnglishPossibly from a personal name like Gamela(from Gamela "old man")
- -ay
- Old Englishplace, settlement(from æg "island, dry ground in marsh")
- Cinques
- Norman Frenchfive(from cinq "five")