Etymology

Blaby

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697). Full definition →

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The story

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

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