The story
- Old English · derived fromnorþ“north”
- English todayNorbury
From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishnorþ all →
northNortonNorwichNorthcoteNorwellNortholtNorthcottNorlandNorringtonNortheyNorthmoorNorthingtonNarramoreNorgroveNorthall
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.