hendy

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proper noun

A village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SN5703).

OriginMiddle English hende →
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Meanings

hendy1

adjectivehendy (comparative more hendy, superlative most hendy)

comparative more hendy · superlative most hendy

  1. dialectalobsoleteObsolete or dialectal form of handy

    One way or t'other hendiest is To ketch the people nappin'; […]

    1893, F. E. Marshall Steele, The Encore Reciter: Humorous Serious and Dramatic Selections
    1 more example

    The hendier 't is for Guv'ment, sence it henders trouble brewin'; […]

    1896, James Russell Lowell, Complete Poetical Works, page 213

Hendy2

proper noun

alternative Hendee

  1. A village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SN5703).

Hendy3

proper nounHendy (plural Hendys)

plural Hendys · alternative Hendee

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

Hendy · proper noun

From Welsh and cognate with hendref (“winter dwelling”).

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Hendy · proper noun

  1. Middle Englishhende“courteous, kind, gentle”
  2. EnglishHendy

Nickname for a pleasant and affable man, from Middle English hende (“courteous, kind, gentle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hydenhynde
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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