Etymology

Turvey

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452). Full definition →

Old English turf
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromturf“turf, sod”
  2. English todayTurvey

From Old English turf (“turf, sod”) + īeġ (“island”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishturf all →

turf

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