"Romney" meaning in English

See Romney in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɒmni/ [UK], /ˈɹʌmnɪ/ [UK], /ˈɹɑːmni/ [US]
Etymology: From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|rumen||gullet}} Latin rumen (“gullet”), {{inh|en|ang|ēa||river}} Old English ēa (“river”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Romney
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Romney-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, named after Romney in Kent. Categories (place): Cities in West Virginia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States Categories (lifeform): Sheep Derived forms: Romney hut
    Sense id: en-Romney-en-name-DFwJw0RH Disambiguation of Sheep: 5 62 5 29 Categories (other): County seats of West Virginia, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Wikipedia with redundant first parameter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 52 19 26 Disambiguation of Wikipedia with redundant first parameter: 9 66 11 14
  3. An English earldom.
    Sense id: en-Romney-en-name-XMzFxvbj

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɒmni/ [UK], /ˈɹʌmnɪ/ [UK], /ˈɹɑːmni/ [US] Forms: Romneys [plural]
Etymology: From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|rumen||gullet}} Latin rumen (“gullet”), {{inh|en|ang|ēa||river}} Old English ēa (“river”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Romney (plural Romneys)
  1. One of a particular English breed of small sheep with long wool and horns. Related terms: New Romney Translations (surname): رُومْنِي (rumnī) (Arabic), Ռոմնի (Ṙomni) (Armenian), Ро́мні (Rómni) (Belarusian), Ро́мни (Rómni) (Bulgarian), 羅姆尼 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗姆尼 (Luómǔní) (Chinese Mandarin), რომნი (romni) (Georgian), ロムニー (Romunī) (Japanese), रॉम्नी (rŏmnī) (Marathi), رومنی (romni) (Persian), رامنی (râmni) (Persian), Ро́мни (Rómni) (Russian), Ро́мні (Rómni) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Romney-en-noun-2YW77vd3

Inflected forms

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