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Ince

UK/ˈɪns/

Ince proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ince

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4576).
  3. Synonym of Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, and the name of a Wigan borough ward.
    Synonyms:
    Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, and the name of a Wigan borough ward

Synonyms of Ince

Origin of Ince

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) or else the Cumbric/Old Welsh reflex inis. Compare Ynys and Inch.

Words formed from Ince

Questions about Ince

What does Ince mean?
Ince means a surname.
What part of speech is Ince?
Ince is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ince?
Ince is pronounced /ˈɪns/ (UK).

Words near Ince in the dictionary

  1. incaves
  2. incavi
  3. incaving
  4. incavity
  5. incavo
  6. Ince
  7. Ince-in-Makerfield
  8. incedingly
  9. incel
  10. incel speak
  11. incel-speak

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