Blaby

B3L1A1B3Y4
UK/ˈbleɪbi/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).

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Meanings

proper nounBlaby (countable and uncountable, plural Blabys)

plural Blabys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).
    2. countableuncountableA local government district of Leicestershire, formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in Narborough.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Blaby

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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