Etymology

Ely

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Today it means: A cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England. Full definition →

Middle English Ely ← Old English Ēlīġ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromĒlīġ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromEly
  3. English todayEly

Inherited from Middle English Ely, from Old English Ēlīġ, of uncertain origin.

Words from the same roots

Middle EnglishEly all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.