Anstey

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).

OriginOld English ān →
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Meanings

proper nounAnstey (countable and uncountable, plural Ansteys)

plural Ansteys · alternative Anstie

  1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5408).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English from the place in Hertfordshire.

Origin

  1. Old Englishān“one; a, an”
  2. EnglishAnstey

From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

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APA

Anstey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anstey

MLA

“Anstey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anstey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anstey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anstey.

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