Etymology

enfield

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Today it means: An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield. Full definition →

Old English Ēana
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enfield · noun1

Possibly a corruption of Irish onchú, denoting a mythical water beast.

Enfield · proper noun, noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromĒana
  2. English todayEnfield

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

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