English Explanatory Dictionary

Blaby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).
  3. A local government district of Leicestershire, formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in Narborough.
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

/ˈbleɪbi/

Word forms

Blaby Blabys

Etymology

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

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