English Explanatory Dictionary

Denby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946).
  2. An unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.
  3. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Denby Denbys

Etymology

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

Derived words

Denby Dale
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