Vange

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proper noun

A suburb in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7287).

OriginMiddle English Vange ← Old English Fengge →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7287).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishFengge
  2. Middle EnglishVange
  3. EnglishVange

Inherited from Middle English Vange, from earlier Fange, from Old English Fengge, probably from fenn (“fen”) + -ġē, -gēa (“district”). The development of Old English -eng- to -ang- and initial fricative voicing are features of Essex Middle English that have otherwise been levelled out due to the influence of surrounding dialects.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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