The story
- Old English · inherited frommiċel“big”
- Old Norse · derived frommikill“big”
- English todayMickleby
From either Old Norse mikill (“big”) or Old English miċel (“big”) + bȳ (“farmstead, village”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsemikill all →
Micklethwaite
Old Englishmiċel all →
mickleMickletonMickleoverMickleyMicklehamMickleburghMicklefield
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.