Etymology

Tisbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9429). Full definition →

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The story

From Old English personal name *Tyssi, genitive case *Tysses + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).

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