Bixby

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proper noun

A habitational surname.

OriginOld English byxe ← Old Norse býr →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper nounBixby (plural Bixbys)

plural Bixbys

  1. A habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“farm, town”
  2. Old Englishbyxe“box tree”
  3. EnglishBixby

From Old English byxe (“box tree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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