Elig

Old English Etymology ang. Often derived in folk etymologies from ang ǣl eel. Dowdy prefers a derivation from en Elysium, while Miller prefers a ang cel -/ang cel-bry - origin such as cy helyg willows or cy heli saltwater. More at Ely. Proper noun ang proper noun Ēlīg Ely, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire Declension The dative form is usually endingless, being identical to the nominative singular as Ēlīg. Ēlīg sg Descendants enm Ely References Miller, S H (1892). "Fenland notes and queries : a quarterly antiquarian journal for the fenland, in the counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lincoln, Northampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk - Vol 2": 316. Mansfield, Daniel (27 December 2012). "Cambridge academic has new theory on how Ely got its name". Ely Standard. Further reading 570 Élíg ang Cities in England