Olney
Olney proper noun: a market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
Proper noun
Olney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)
- A market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
- A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
- A city, the county seat of Richland County, Illinois.
- A township in Richland County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
- A neighbourhood in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Young County, Texas.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Olney
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Origin of Olney
From the dative form of the Old English personal name *Olla + īeġ (“island”).
Words formed from Olney
- Olney's bulrush
- Olney's lesions
- Olney's three-square bulrush
Questions about Olney
- What does Olney mean?
- Olney means a market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
- What part of speech is Olney?
- Olney is a proper noun.
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