Buckby

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

RareScrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounBuckby (plural Buckbys)

plural Buckbys

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

Habitational surname from the village of Long Buckby, in Northamptonshire, from the Old Norse personal name Bucca + býr (“settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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