Groby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5207).

OriginOld Norse gróf →
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Meanings

proper nounGroby (countable and uncountable, plural Grobys)

plural Grobys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5207).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsegróf“pit, hollow, gully”
  2. EnglishGroby

Perhaps from Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”) + býr (“farmstead”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Groby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Groby. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Groby,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Groby.

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