Ashby

A1S1H4B3Y4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English æsċ ← Old Norse býr →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ashbee · alternative Ashbey

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. abbreviationclippingClipping of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
  4. A southern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8908).
  5. A locality and former civil parish, now in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4899).
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
    3. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Nebraska.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
    5. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Virginia.
  7. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  8. Former name of Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.
  9. A suburb of Perth in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“farm, town”
  2. Old Englishæsċ“ashtree”
  3. EnglishAshby

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bashy
Cite this entry
APA

Ashby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashby

MLA

“Ashby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashby.

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