Aglionby

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proper noun

A village in Wetheral parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4456).

OriginOld French aguillun ← Old Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper nounAglionby (countable and uncountable, plural Aglionbys)

plural Aglionbys

  1. countableuncountableA village in Wetheral parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4456).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

    The other returns having come in, the result of the poll, that Sir James Graham had been superseded by Major Aglionby, was declared at Carlisle soon after 11 a.m.

    1942 May-June, Charles E. Lee, “The Brampton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 140, relating to an election in 1837

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“farmstead”
  2. Old Frenchaguillun“point, thorn”
  3. EnglishAglionby

From the Norman personal name Agyllun, which probably derives from Old French aguillun (“point, thorn”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

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APA

Aglionby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aglionby

MLA

“Aglionby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aglionby. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aglionby,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aglionby.

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