English Explanatory Dictionary

Anstey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
  2. A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5408).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English from the place in Hertfordshire.

Word forms

Anstey Ansteys Anstie

Etymology

From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

Derived words

East Anstey West Anstey
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