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Corney

Corney proper noun: a small settlement in Waberthwaite parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD1191).

Proper noun

Corney (countable and uncountable, plural Corneys)

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

Forms of Corney

pluralCorneys

Origin of Corney

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

Words formed from Corney

Questions about Corney

What does Corney mean?
Corney means a small settlement in Waberthwaite parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD1191).
What part of speech is Corney?
Corney is a proper noun.

Words near Corney in the dictionary

  1. cornetts
  2. corneule
  3. corneules
  4. corneum
  5. Cornewall
  6. Corney
  7. Corney Town
  8. Corneys
  9. corneæ
  10. Cornești
  11. cornfactor

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