Etymology

Trent

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Today it means: A river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary. Full definition →

Middle English Trent ← Old English Trēonte ← Proto-Celtic *tri-sent(o)-on-ā-
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Trent · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*tri-sent(o)-on-ā-
  2. Old English · inherited fromTrēonte
  3. Middle English · inherited fromTrent
  4. English todayTrent

Inherited from Middle English Trent, from Old English Trēonte; Koch (2006) derives the river name from Proto-Celtic *tri-sent(o)-on-ā-, from the elements *trei (“through”) + *sentus (“path”). Traditionally said to be from Proto-Brythonic elements equivalent to tros (“over”) + hynt (“way”), often taken to mean "the trespasser" The surname in some cases is a shortening of "Tranent", or "Tranant" in Scottish Gaelic, a geographical location in East Lothian. "Tranant" itself is possibly of Brythonic (Celtic) origin.

Trent · proper noun2

  1. Italian · derived fromTrento
  2. English todayTrent

From Italian Trento.

Words from the same roots

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Trento

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