Fosbury

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proper noun

A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258).

OriginMiddle English Forstebury ← Old English *Forstabyriġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258).
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old English*Forstabyriġ
  2. Middle EnglishForstebury
  3. EnglishFosbury

Inherited from Middle English Forstebury, from Old English *Forstabyriġ, dative of *Forstaburh, from forst (frost) + burh (“fort”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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