The story
- Old Norse · derived frombýr“settlement”
- Old English · derived fromċild“child”
- English todayKelby
From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kilby, which shares the same etymology.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishċild all →
childKilbychilde
Old Norsebýr all →
rugbyAshbyCosbyApplebyBOEDenbyDigbyBarnabyDanbyBixbyKilbySaxbyWelbyBeebyMellanbyEllerbyAglionbyFenby-byby-CarperbyLoseby
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.