English Explanatory Dictionary

Vange

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7287).

Word forms

Vange

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Vange, from earlier Fange, from Old English Fengge, probably from fenn (“fen”) + -ġē, -gēa (“district”). The development of Old English -eng- to -ang- and initial fricative voicing are features of Essex Middle English that have otherwise been levelled out due to the influence of surrounding dialects.

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