Wye

See also: wye

English

Etymology

From Brythonic; compare Welsh Gwy. Lye and Bosworth instead suggest Old English wæg (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waɪ/
• Homophone: Y

Proper noun

Wye

1. A river in Wales and England, including Powys, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, the fifth-longest in the UK.
2. A river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Derwent.
3. A river in Buckinghamshire, England, which joins the Thames at Bourne End.
4. A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546).

Derived terms

• Hay-on-Wye
• Ross-on-Wye
• Whitney-on-Wye
• Wye Valley
• Wye with Hinxhill

Translations

the river

• Irish: an Ghwy f
• Welsh: Gwy f

Anagrams

• Wey, wey, yew