The story
- Old Norse · derived fromhjǫrð“herd of cattle”
- English todayHarby
Both placenames derive from Old Norse hjǫrð (“herd of cattle”) + bý (“farmstead”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harby
Today it means: A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431). Full definition →
Old Norse hjǫrð