English Explanatory Dictionary

Bagby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4680).
  3. An unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Bagby Bagbys Bagsby

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Begbie, which shares the same etymology.

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