English Explanatory Dictionary

Danby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Danby Group Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7008).
  3. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A town in Tompkins County, New York, United States.
  6. A town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.
  7. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Danby Danbys

Etymology

From Old English Dene (“Dane”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”). Compare the doublet Denby.

Derived words

Danby Wiske
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