Corney

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Corney

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From Old English *corn (“crane”) + īeġ (“island”).

proper noun Corneys

countable, uncountable A small settlement in Waberthwaite parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD1191).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{corney_2026,
  title = {Corney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}