Mayberry · proper noun1
- Old English · inherited frombyriġ“fortified place”
- Old English · inherited frommere“lake”
- English todayMayberry
From Old English mere (“lake”) + Old English byriġ (“fortified place”).
Mayberry · proper noun, adjective2
From the main town in the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishmere all →
mereMarlowWindermereMeirmearsMarburyMarland
Old Englishbyriġ all →
CadburyRothburyTutbury-buryKentisburySpelsbury
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.