Sussex
/ˈsʌs.ɛks/noun
A county in southeast England, historically the land of the South Saxons.
Did you know?The name Sussex preserves the Old English Sūþseaxe, the “South Saxons,” one of the Anglo-Saxon peoples whose tribal name is still living in the county’s modern identity.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
Sūþseaxe
“the South Saxons”
Late Old English
OE
Sūþseaxna scīr
“the shire of the South Saxons”
Latin
ML
Suthsexia
“a Latinized form of the county name”
Middle English
ME
Sussex
“the county of the South Saxons”
Modern English
English
Sussex
“a county in southeast England”