Danby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Danby Group Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7008).

OriginOld English Dene ← Old Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper nounDanby (countable and uncountable, plural Danbys)

plural Danbys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Danby Group Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7008).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Tompkins County, New York, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“farmstead”
  2. Old EnglishDene“Dane”
  3. EnglishDanby

From Old English Dene (“Dane”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”). Compare the doublet Denby.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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