Etymology

Denby

D2E1N1B3Y4

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946). Full definition →

Old English Dene ← Old Norse býr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frombýr“farmstead”
  2. Old English · derived fromDene“Dane”
  3. English todayDenby

From Old English Dene (“Dane”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”). Compare the doublet Danby.

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishDene all →

deanDaneDanburyDenhamdeneDanbyDenholmDenslowLittle MissendenRattlesden

Old Norsebýr all →

rugbyAshbyCosbyApplebyBOEDigbyBarnabyDanbyBixbyKilbySaxbyKelbyWelbyBeebyMellanbyEllerbyAglionbyFenby-byby-CarperbyLoseby

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