Etymology

Beeby

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662640). Full definition →

Old English bēo ← Old Norse býr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frombýr“farmstead”
  2. Old English · derived frombēo“bee”
  3. English todayBeeby

From Old English bēo (“bee”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbēo all →

beebealBewickBeeford

Old Norsebýr all →

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