English Explanatory Dictionary

Islip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9878).
  3. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5214).
  4. A town in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
  5. A hamlet and census-designated place within the above town in Suffolk County, New York.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Islip Islips

Etymology

From the name of the River Ise + Old English slæp (“slippery place”).

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