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Oxhey

suburban area · Hertfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Oxhey is likely named from the Old English 'oxa' (ox) and 'ēg' (island or dry ground in a marsh). It could mean 'island of oxen' or 'dry ground of oxen'.

Word origins

Ox
Old Englishox(from oxa "ox")
hey
Old Englishisland, dry ground(from ēg "island or dry ground in a marsh")

Historical forms

Oxeye · Oxey