Thorney

English

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thorn-tree”) + ēġ (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ni/
• Homophone: thorny

Proper noun

Thorney

1. A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479).
2. A village and civil parish in the city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2804).
3. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8573).
4. A small village in Kingsbury Episcopi parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4223).
5. A surname.

Anagrams

• Northey