Athelney

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proper noun

A hamlet in Burrowbridge parish and Stoke St Gregory parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST3428).

OriginOld English Æþelinga īeġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Burrowbridge parish and Stoke St Gregory parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST3428).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishÆþelinga īeġ“noble island”
  2. EnglishAthelney

From Old English Æþelinga īeġ (“noble island”).

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Athelney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Athelney

MLA

“Athelney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Athelney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Athelney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Athelney.

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