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Essex en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛs.ɪks/ (General-American, UK)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

Meanings

  1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
  2. A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A locality in Humboldt County, California.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Stark County, Illinois.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Page County, Iowa.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Clinton County, Michigan.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Stoddard County, Missouri.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Essex County, New York.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Halifax County, North Carolina.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A large rural town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
  18. A surname.
  19. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
    • Retired Army colonel Essex Moorcroft is going to war against the 50-penny piece. He said yesterday at his home in Rosset, Denbighshire: “It is an ugly coin and an insult to our Sovereign, whose image it bears.” 1969 October 23, “‘Give the new 10s Coin a Chance’ Call”, in Daily Mirror, London: Daily Mirror Newspapers, →OCLC, page 32, columns 3–4:
    • A divorce has been granted to Mrs. Essex Leila Hilary Drury, formerly Miss Essex French, on the ground of misconduct. 1935 March 12, “Mrs. E. L. Drury Divorced […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
    • The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Essex Reese Rosenbaum, on Friday, Nov. 4 in Miami, Florida, they confirm to PEOPLE exclusively. 2016 November 30, Aili Nahas, Jen Juneau, “J.P. and Ashley Hebert Rosenbaum Welcome Daughter Essex Reese”, in People, New York, N.Y.: Meredith Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2018:

Deriveds

Essex girl · Essex skipper · essexite · Essex man · Essex Center · Essex Junction · Essex County · Essexville · Essexian

Relateds

Mid Sussex · Wessex · Sussex · West Sussex

Translations (26)

nb Essex (city in Stoddard County, Missouri) · nb Essex (locality in Humboldt County, California) · nb Essex (village in Kankakee County, Illinous) · nl Essex (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana) · ka ესექსი (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts) · nb Essex (town in Middlesex County, Connecticut) · fr Essex (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (maritime county of England) · ang Ēastseaxan (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (large town in Chittenden County, Vermont) · enm Estsex (maritime county of England) · ru Э́ссекс (maritime county of England) · pl Essex (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (unincorporated community in Halifax County, North Carolina) · nb Essex (town in Essex County, New York) · nb Essex (city in Page County, Iowa) · nb Essex (unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio) · nb Essex (town in Ontario, Canada) · ro Essex (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland) · de Essex (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (small unincorporated community in San Bernadino County, California) · el Έσσεξ (maritime county of England) · nb Essex (surname)

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