English Explanatory Dictionary

Ranby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).
  3. A village in Babworth civil parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6580).
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Ranby Ranbys Ramsby Rumsby

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).

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