Fixby

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proper noun

A suburb of Huddersfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld Irish Fiach ← Old Norse byr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Huddersfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebyr“farm, village”
  2. Old IrishFiach
  3. EnglishFixby

From Old Irish Fiach (a personal name) + Old Norse byr (“farm, village”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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