Stickney

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proper noun

A linear village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL3456).

OriginOld English sticca →
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Meanings

proper nounStickney (countable and uncountable, plural Stickneys)

plural Stickneys

  1. countableuncountableA linear village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL3456).
  2. countableuncountableA community in New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Barton County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA town in Aurora County, South Dakota, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsticca“stick; long strip of land”
  2. EnglishStickney

From Old English sticca (“stick; long strip of land”) + īeġ (“island”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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