Essex

Meaning

Essex is not a traditional biblical given name; in the sources, it appears as an English place-name connected with Essex records rather than as a name explained by a personal-name root. The county name itself comes from Old English and means roughly “East Saxons,” referring to the people who settled there. As a given name, it is therefore a transferred location name rather than a name with a name-meaning in the usual sense.

Origin

Fun fact

The excerpts show Essex mostly in historical parish and family contexts, which is typical of English place-names crossing over into personal names.