English Explanatory Dictionary

Wallasea Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).

Word forms

Wallasea Island

Etymology

Uncertain. Wikipedia claims it comes from Old English wala (foreigner) + island, though the Old English word for foreigner is not "wala", rather it is "elþēodiġ".

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