Enderby

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Canada/ˈɛndɚbi/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5399).

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Meanings

proper nounEnderby (countable and uncountable, plural Enderbys)

plural Enderbys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5399).
    2. countableuncountableA city in the Regional District of North Okanagan, in Okanagan region, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

From the Old Norse personal name Eindrithi + bý (“farmstead; village”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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