Blakeney

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English blæc →
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Meanings

proper nounBlakeney (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeneys)

plural Blakeneys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Awre parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6707).
  3. countableuncountableA coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0243).
  4. countableuncountableA community in the town of Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishblæc“black”
  2. EnglishBlakeney

From either Old English blæc (“black”) (oblique definite declension blacan), or from Old English personal name Blaca (genitive singular Blacan) + īeġ (“island”).

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APA

Blakeney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blakeney

MLA

“Blakeney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blakeney. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blakeney,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blakeney.

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