Stepney.
An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).
Meaning & usage
An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).
A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).
A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).
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