Ely.
A cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
Meaning & usage
A cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
A suburb and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1376).
A river in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Vale of Glamorgan borough and Cardiff, Wales, which flows into the Severn Estuary.
A place in the United States: A city in Linn County, Iowa.
A place in the United States: A township in Marquette County, Michigan.
A place in the United States: A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Millstone Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
A place in the United States: A village in the town of Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
A male given name.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Ely, from Old English Ēlīġ, of uncertain origin.
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