Bushby

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proper noun

A village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6504).

OriginOld Norse buskr →
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Meanings

proper nounBushby (countable and uncountable, plural Bushbys)

plural Bushbys

  1. countableuncountableA village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6504).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

    There were chances for both sides, and Noah Bushby's team almost pulled one back early into the second half when Mackenzie Olden's looping cross struck the post.

    2026 September 6, Ioan Griffiths, Aled Williams, “Swans beat Cardiff & Wrexham start title defence with win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2026, retrieved 07 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Old Norsebuskr“bush, shrub”
  2. EnglishBushby

From either an Old Norse personal name Butr or Old Norse buskr (“bush, shrub”) + býr (“settlement”).

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APA

Bushby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushby

MLA

“Bushby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushby. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bushby,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushby.

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