Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/8/2022, 2:58 PM	Mike C
6/26/2020, 3:39 PM	picajay
6/26/2020, 2:13 PM	picajay

Name Alderney

Type Island

Usage English, Medieval Scandinavian

Other Forms FormsAurigny

Edit Status Status not set

Meaning & History

One of the Channel Islands in England. It may be a corruption of 'adreni' or 'alrene', derived from Old Norse, meaning "island near the coast". Alternatively, it may come from other old Norse words; 'alda', meaning "swelling wave', 'renna', meaning "strong current', and -ey, meaning "island'.

Added 6/26/2020 by picajay