Athy

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English

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Etymology

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From Irish Baile Átha Í, "(town of the) ford of Ae," from áth (ford) + Ae, the latter being a Celtic chieftain who is said to have been killed on the river crossing in battle.[1] However, Í could instead mean "yew tree," from iúr.[2]

Proper noun

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Athy

  1. A market town in County Kildare, Ireland.

References

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  1. ^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 26
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Athy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.

Anagrams

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