Whittlesey
town · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Whittlesey means 'Whittle's island'. It is named after a person called Whittle, combined with the Old English word 'eg' (island).
Word origins
- Whittles
- Old EnglishWhittle's(from Whittle "a personal name")
- ey
- Old EnglishAttestedisland(from eg "island")
Historical forms
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