"Ramsey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹæmzi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ramsey.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|hramsa||wild garlic}} Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”), {{m|ang|īeġ||island}} īeġ (“island”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ramsey
  1. Any of a number of places, including:
    The second-largest town on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4594).
    Categories (place): Places in the Isle of Man, Towns in the Isle of Man Translations (town on the Isle of Man): 拉姆西 (Lāmǔxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Rhumsaa (Manx)
    Sense id: en-Ramsey-en-name-Z7Px9RUT Disambiguation of 'town on the Isle of Man': 88 2 3 4 2
  2. Any of a number of places, including:
    A small town in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England. Originally in the county of Huntingdonshire.
    Categories (place): Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Cambridgeshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Ramsey-en-name-4aiq7DRf
  3. Any of a number of places, including:
    A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Villages in England, Villages in Essex, England Synonyms: Ramsay Derived forms: Ramsey and Parkeston, Ramsey County, Ramsey number, Ramsey theory
    Sense id: en-Ramsey-en-name-86Xd01jF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 18 34 25 17
  4. A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Huntingdonshire.
    Sense id: en-Ramsey-en-name-vgjD9ost Categories (other): English surnames
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Ramsey-en-name-Vj3AlNl-

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