English Explanatory Dictionary

Asby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in Arlecdon and Frizington parish, Copeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0620).
  3. A civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England, including the villages of Great and Little Asby.
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Asby Asbys

Etymology

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + býr (“farmstead”).

Derived words

Great Asby Little Asby
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