Ramsey

English

Alternative forms

• Ramsay

Etymology

From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæmzi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Ramsey

1. Any of a number of places, including:
   1. The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
   2. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, originally in the county of Huntingdonshire (OS grid ref TL2885).
   3. A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).
   4. A ghost town in unorganised north Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
   5. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A township and village therein, in Fayette County, Illinois, named after Alexander Ramsey.
      2. A census-designated place in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
      3. A township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
      4. A city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
      5. An unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota.
      6. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
      7. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
      8. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
      9. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
2. A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Huntingdonshire.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Ramsey and Parkeston
• Ramsey County
• Ramsey number
• Ramsey theory

Translations

town on the Isle of Man

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉姆西 (Lāmǔxī)

• Manx: Rhumsaa

Anagrams

• smeary, Mayers, Reamys, Rameys, my arse