English Explanatory Dictionary

Moresby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9821).
  2. A rural town and locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A locality north-east of Geraldton in the City of Greater Geraldton, Western Australia.
  4. A surname.

Word forms

Moresby

Etymology

The Cumbrian settlement was recorded as Moresceby c.1160, the farmstead or village of a man called Maurice + -by.

Derived words

Moresby Island Moresby Parks Port Moresby
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