English Explanatory Dictionary

Battersby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Ingleby Greenhow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5907).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Battersby Battersbys Battersbee

Etymology

From Old Norse Boðvar (“a personal name”) + -s- + býr (“settlement”).

Derived words

Battersby Junction
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