# Anglesey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/ · frequency rank #32,674

## Definitions
1. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
2. A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
3. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

## Etymology
Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

## Common misspellings (12)
`agnlesey`, `angelsey`, `angglesey`, `angleesy`, `angleseyy`, `anglessey`, `anglesye`, `angllesey`, `anglseey`, `anlgesey`, `annglesey`, `naglesey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anglesey