Etymology

Ellerby

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Today it means: A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA162389). Full definition →

Old Norse býr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frombýr“farmstead; settlement”
  2. English todayEllerby

From the Old English personal name Ælfweard, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and weard (“guard”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead; settlement”).

Words from the same roots

Old Norsebýr all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.