English Explanatory Dictionary

Stepney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).
  2. A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).
  3. A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  4. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
  1. A spare wheel.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛpni/ en-us-Stepney.ogg

Word forms

Stepney Stepneys

Etymology

From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).

Derived words

Stepneygate Stepney Green
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