The story
- Old Norse · derived frombýr“farmstead”
- Old French · derived fromaguillun“point, thorn”
- English todayAglionby
From the Norman personal name Agyllun, which probably derives from Old French aguillun (“point, thorn”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsebýr all →
rugbyAshbyCosbyApplebyBOEDenbyDigbyBarnabyDanbyBixbyKilbySaxbyKelbyWelbyBeebyMellanbyEllerbyFenby-byby-CarperbyLoseby
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.