Wallasea Island

proper noun

An island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).

OriginOld English wala →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwala
  2. EnglishWallasea Island

Uncertain. Wikipedia claims it comes from Old English wala (foreigner) + island, though the Old English word for foreigner is not "wala", rather it is "elþēodiġ".

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APA

Wallasea Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallasea%20Island

MLA

“Wallasea Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallasea%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wallasea Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallasea%20Island.

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