Ramsey
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɹæmzi//
Any of a number of places, including: The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
proper noun
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Any of a number of places, including: The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
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Any of a number of places, including: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, originally in the county of Huntingdonshire (OS grid ref TL2885).
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Any of a number of places, including: A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).
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Any of a number of places, including: A ghost town in unorganised north Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Fayette County, Illinois, named after Alexander Ramsey.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: A township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: A city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
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Any of a number of places, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
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A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Huntingdonshire.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Etymology
From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).
Ramsey · Any of a number of places, including: The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
Ramu · A language family of Papua New Guinea.ran · Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.Ran · A male given name from Hebrew.