Stepney

An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).

Proper noun

  1. An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).
  2. A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).
  3. A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  4. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).

Forms

Stepneys

Derived

Stepneygate Stepney Green