Etymology

Hanbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727). Full definition →

Old English hēan
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Hanbury · proper noun1

  1. Old English · derived fromhēan
  2. English todayHanbury

From Old English hēan, accusative, dative and genitive case of hēah (“high”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Hanbury · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ hAinmhire“descendant of Ainmhire”
  2. English todayHanbury

Two main origins: * Habitational surname of Old English origin, from either of the two villages in England. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinmhire (“descendant of Ainmhire”), a personal name composed of the elements ain- (“bad, unnatural”) + mire (“madness, frenzy, mania”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēan all →

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