Ramsey
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹæmzi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Ramsey
- Any of a number of places, including:
- The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
- A small town in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England. Originally in the county of Huntingdonshire.
- A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).
- A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Huntingdonshire.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
Translations
town on the Isle of Man
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