Etymology

Thorney

T1H4O1R1N1E1Y4

Today it means: A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479). Full definition →

Old English þorn
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromþorn“thorn-tree”
  2. English todayThorney

From Old English þorn (“thorn-tree”) + ēġ (“island”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishþorn all →

ThorntonthornThorndikeThornburyThornleyThorleyThoringtonThurnhamTarbock

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.