Etymology

Aintree

Ain·tree
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Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798). Full definition →

Old Norse einn
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromeinn
  2. English todayAintree

From Old Norse einn and tré, meaning "a single tree".

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