Bysouth

B3Y4S1O1U1T1H4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English bī →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounBysouth (plural Bysouths)

plural Bysouths

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbī“by”
  2. EnglishBysouth

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the south of a settlement, from Old English bī (“by”) + sūþ (“south”).

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APA

Bysouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bysouth

MLA

“Bysouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bysouth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bysouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bysouth.

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