Etymology

Stickney

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Today it means: A linear village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL3456). Full definition →

Old English sticca
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsticca“stick; long strip of land”
  2. English todayStickney

From Old English sticca (“stick; long strip of land”) + īeġ (“island”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsticca all →

stick

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