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Shingay

hamlet · Cambridgeshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shingay is an Old English place name, possibly meaning 'Scyng's settlement'. It combines a personal name with the suffix '-eg' meaning 'island' or 'land by a river'.

Word origins

Shingay
Old EnglishScyng's settlement/island(from Scyng "personal name", -eg "island, land by a river")