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St Agnes Beacon

hill or mountain · Cornwall · 192m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'St Agnes's beacon'. 'St Agnes' refers to a Christian saint, and 'beacon' denotes a fire or light used for signaling, often on a high point.

Word origins

St
Old Englishsaint(from sǣnt "saint")
Agnes
UnknownAgnes(from Agnes "Agnes")
Beacon
Old Englishbeacon(from bēacen "beacon, signal, sign")