Islip.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9878).
A placename: A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5214).
A placename: A town in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
A placename: A hamlet and census-designated place within the above town in Suffolk County, New York.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the name of the River Ise + Old English slæp (“slippery place”).
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