stepney · noun1
Originally a brand name, from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel company.
Stepney · proper noun2
- Old English · inherited fromStybbanhȳþ“Stybba's hithe”
- English todayStepney
From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.