Etymology

Felixstowe

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Today it means: A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3034). Full definition →

Middle English stowe
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromstowe“place, stead”
  2. English todayFelixstowe

First attested as Filchestou in 1254. Derived from a compound of the name of Saint Felix of Burgundy and Middle English stowe (“place, stead”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishstowe all →

Stowestow

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