Gadsby

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

OriginOld Norse gaddr →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper nounGadsby (countable and uncountable, plural Gadsbys)

plural Gadsbys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old Norse.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in County of Stettler No. 6, central Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Norsegaddr“spur of land”
  2. EnglishGadsby

Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”).

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

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Chicago

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