Etymology

Asby

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Today it means: A village in Arlecdon and Frizington parish, Copeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0620). Full definition →

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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromaskr“ash tree”
  2. English todayAsby

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + býr (“farmstead”).

Words from the same roots

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