Harby

H4A1R1B3Y4

proper noun

A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431).

OriginOld Norse hjǫrð →
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Meanings

proper nounHarby (countable and uncountable, plural Harbys)

plural Harbys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, on the Lincolnshire border (OS grid ref SK8770).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsehjǫrð“herd of cattle”
  2. EnglishHarby

Both placenames derive from Old Norse hjǫrð (“herd of cattle”) + bý (“farmstead”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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