Hornsey

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Hornsey

/ˈhɔːnzi/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English *Hæring (“a personal name”) + hege (“enclosure”). Doublet of Haringey and Harringay.

proper noun

A suburban area of London in the borough of Haringey, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3089).

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@misc{hornsey_2026,
  title = {Hornsey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hornsey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}