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Abney

Abney proper noun: a village in Abney and Abney Grange parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK194792).

Proper noun

Abney (countable and uncountable, plural Abneys)

  1. A village in Abney and Abney Grange parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK194792).
  2. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Abney

pluralAbneys

Origin of Abney

From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Abba + īeġ (“island”).

Words formed from Abney

Phrases with Abney

Questions about Abney

What does Abney mean?
Abney means a village in Abney and Abney Grange parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK194792).
What part of speech is Abney?
Abney is a proper noun.

Words near Abney in the dictionary

  1. abnerval
  2. abnet
  3. abnets
  4. abneural
  5. abneurally
  6. Abney
  7. Abney and Abney Grange
  8. Abney effect
  9. Abney effects
  10. Abney level
  11. Abney levels

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