Essex
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Essex
- /ˈɛs.ɪks/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛsɪks
Where it comes from
Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.
proper noun
- A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary. The father, from Essex, admitted a charge of causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act at a court in Paphos on Tuesday.
- A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A locality in Humboldt County, California.
- A small unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
- A town, village, and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
- A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.
- A township in Stark County, Illinois.
- A city in Page County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
- A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Clinton County, Michigan.
- A city in Stoddard County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
- A town in Essex County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Halifax County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
- A large rural town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
- A surname.
- A unisex given name transferred from the place name. A divorce has been granted to Mrs. Essex Leila Hilary Drury, formerly Miss Essex French, on the ground of misconduct.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fort, suffolk, ess., exton, esco, ector, epping, saxon, essick, eccles, eskesen, eastes, esdale, east, eskridge, elms
Translations
Talk about this word "Essex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/essex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Essex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/essex "Essex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/essex.Cite this
@misc{essex_2026,
title = {Essex},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/essex},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
