Etymology

Halsey

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English hals
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromīeġ“island”
  2. Old English · inherited fromhals“neck of land”
  3. English todayHalsey

Places in England, from Old English hals (“neck of land”) + Old English īeġ (“island”)

Words from the same roots

Old Englishīeġ all →

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