# Anstey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,622

## Definitions
1. A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
2. A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5408).
3. A habitational surname from Old English from the place in Hertfordshire.

## Etymology
From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

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