Exe

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • University of Exeter, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

Origin

  • From Old English Ex, a borrowing from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk (compare Welsh Wysg), a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Esk, and Usk.
  • Shortening of Exeter.

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