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Old Norse roots
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01 / Meaning & origin
-ey is a feminine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse ey.
Often said to derive from ey (“island”), but perhaps more likely from Old Norse ey (“luck, fortune”), from Proto-Germanic *awją.
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
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