Etymology

Warboys

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL315797). Full definition →

Middle English Wardeboys ← Old Norse varði
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromvarði“beacon; landmark”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromWardeboys
  3. English todayWarboys

Inherited from Middle English Wardeboys; the placename is recorded in the Domesday Book as Wardebusc, suggesting a derivation from Old Norse varði (“beacon; landmark”) + buskr (“brushwood, bush”).

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