English Explanatory Dictionary

Newby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename; any of several places:
  2. A small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).
  3. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5012).
  4. A village in Newby and Scalby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0189).
  5. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from one of these places.

Word forms

Newby Newbys

Etymology

From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".

Derived words

Clapham cum Newby Newby and Scalby Newby Bridge Newby Wiske
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