Etymology

Normanby

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Today it means: A small village in Burton upon Stather parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England; Normanby Hall and Country Park is nearby, and Normanby Park steelworks was to the south (OS grid ref SE8816). Full definition →

Old Norse Norðmanna
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromNorðmanna
  2. English todayNormanby

"Village of the Norwegians", from Old Norse Norðmanna, genitive plural of Norðmaðr (“Norseman”) + býr (“village”).

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