Anglesey
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English
Etymology
Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: An‧gle‧sey
Proper noun
Anglesey
- An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
- A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
- A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.
Synonyms
Translations
An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anglesey f
- Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)
- Synonym: (historical) Mona