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Tonge Moor

suburban area

Old EnglishAI-generated

Tonge Moor is an Old English name. 'Tonge' likely refers to a place associated with a person named 'Tonna' or a 'tongue' of land. 'Moor' refers to an area of open, uncultivated land.

Word origins

Tonge
Old Englishpersonal name or tongue of land(from Tonna "personal name", tunge "tongue")
Moor
Old Englishopen land(from mōr "open land")