English Explanatory Dictionary

Whisby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Doddington and Whisby parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9068).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Whisby Whisbys Wisbey Wisby

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hvítr, a byname from hvítr (“white”), + -s- + býr (“farmstead”).

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