# Skegness

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌskɛɡˈnɛs/ · frequency rank #66,298

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England (OS grid ref TF5663).

## Etymology
From either (East) Old Norse Skeggi (personal name) or skegg (“beard”) + nes (“headland”).

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