Anglesey

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Anglesey

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/

Where it comes from

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

proper noun

An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd. Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.
Similar: Ynys Môn
A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

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name An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales

Português	Anglesey, Mona

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@misc{anglesey_2026,
  title = {Anglesey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anglesey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}