Horningsea
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Horningsea is named from the Old English 'horn' meaning a projecting piece of land or a river bend, and 'eg' meaning an island or dry ground in a marsh. It refers to an island or dry ground situated on a projecting piece of land or near a river bend.
Word origins
- Horn
- Old Englishhorn, projecting piece of land, river bend(from horn "horn")
- ing
- Old Englishpeople of, place of(from inga "of the people of")
- sea
- Old Englishisland, dry ground in a marsh(from īeg "island")
Historical forms
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