Etymology

Caldey Island

Today it means: An island in Tenby community, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1496). Full definition →

Old Norse kald ey
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromkald ey“cold island”
  2. English todayCaldey Island

From Old Norse kald ey (“cold island”), recorded as Caldea c.1120. An earlier spelling appearing on OS maps was Caldy Island, changed by 1982.

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