English Explanatory Dictionary

Hornsby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A local government area in north Sydney, New South Wales; in full, Hornsby Shire.
  4. A town in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.
  5. A hamlet in Cumwhitton parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5150).

Word forms

Hornsby

Etymology

From places in England, from genitive singular of the Old Norse given name Ormr (“serpent”) + býr (“settlement”).

Derived words

Hornsby Heights
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