Etymology

Dungeness

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Today it means: A headland in Lydd parish, on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland (OS grid ref TR0916). Full definition →

Old Norse nes
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromnes“headland”
  2. English todayDungeness

The first element is probably related to the nearby Denge Marsh, while the second element derives from Old Norse nes (“headland”).

Words from the same roots

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