English Explanatory Dictionary

Sibson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A small village in Sibson-cum-Stibbington parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0997).
  3. A village in Sheepy parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3500).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Sibson Sibsons

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Sigebeorht, which is composed of the elements siġe (“victory”) and berht (“bright, clear”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).

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