Denby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946).

OriginOld English Dene ← Old Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper nounDenby (countable and uncountable, plural Denbys)

plural Denbys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946).
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

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

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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