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Ramsey

/ˈɹæmzi/

Ramsey proper noun: the second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).

Proper noun

Ramsey

  1. The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
  2. 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).
  3. A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).
  4. A ghost town in unorganised north Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A township and village therein, in Fayette County, Illinois, named after Alexander Ramsey.
  6. A census-designated place in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
  7. A township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  8. A city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota.
  10. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Huntingdonshire.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Ramsey

alternative formRamsay

Origin of Ramsey

From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).

Words formed from Ramsey

Phrases with Ramsey

Questions about Ramsey

What does Ramsey mean?
Ramsey means the second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
What part of speech is Ramsey?
Ramsey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ramsey?
Ramsey is pronounced /ˈɹæmzi/.

Words near Ramsey in the dictionary

  1. ramsets
  2. ramsetted
  3. ramsetting
  4. Ramseur
  5. Ramseurs
  6. Ramsey
  7. Ramsey and Parkeston
  8. Ramsey County
  9. Ramsey number
  10. Ramsey numbers
  11. Ramsey sentence

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