The story
- Old Norse · derived fromYngvarr“a personal name”
- English todayIngarsby
From Old Norse Yngvarr (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”).
Words from the same roots
Old NorseYngvarr all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The preserved site of a deserted medieval village in Hungarton parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6805). Full definition →
From Old Norse Yngvarr (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”).
Old NorseYngvarr all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.