Hackney
settlement · Greater London
Old EnglishAI-generated
Hackney is an Old English name, likely meaning 'Haca's enclosure'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word 'ēg' meaning island or land by a river, or 'ġeġn' meaning enclosure.
Word origins
- Hack-
- Old EnglishFrom the personal name Haca(from Haca "Hook (personal name)")
- ney
- Old Englishenclosure, island, land by a river(from ēg "island", ġeġn "enclosure")