English Explanatory Dictionary

Thirlby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE485839).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Thirlby Thirlbys

Etymology

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

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