English Explanatory Dictionary

Crosby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A locale in England:
  2. A village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).
  3. A northern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE8811).
  4. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3198).
  5. A civil parish (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
  6. A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279).
  7. A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.
  8. A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie.
  9. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.
  10. A locale in the United States:
  11. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama.
  12. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɒz.bi/ /ˈkɹɑz.bi/

Word forms

Crosby Crosbie Crossby Corsby

Etymology

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

Derived words

Crosby County Crosby Garrett Crosbyton
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