Thorney

T1H4O1R1N1E1Y4
/ˈθɔː(ɹ)ni/

proper noun

A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479).

OriginOld English þorn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479).
  2. A village and civil parish in the city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2804).
  3. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8573).
  4. A small village in Kingsbury Episcopi parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4223).
  5. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþorn“thorn-tree”
  2. EnglishThorney

From Old English þorn (“thorn-tree”) + ēġ (“island”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

thorny

Anagrams

Northeyhornety
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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