Cosby

C3O1S1B3Y4

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).

OriginOld Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper nounCosby (countable and uncountable, plural Cosbys)

plural Cosbys · alternative Cozby, Causby

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“farm; settlement”
  2. EnglishCosby

From the Old English personal name *Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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