Olney

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).

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Meanings

proper nounOlney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)

plural Olneys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
    2. countableuncountableA locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
    4. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Richland County, Illinois.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Richland County, Illinois.
    6. countableuncountableA census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
    7. countableuncountableA township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
    9. countableuncountableA census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
    12. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    13. countableuncountableA city in Young County, Texas.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the dative form of the Old English personal name *Olla + īeġ (“island”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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