Anglesey

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/

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• Hyphenation: An‧gle‧sey

Anglesey

1. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
2. A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
   • 2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.

3. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

• Ynys Môn

Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey.

Anglesey f

1. Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)

   Synonym: (historical) Mona