Holderby

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounHolderby (plural Holderbys)

plural Holderbys

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

Habitational surname, from a variant of Holdenby, a village in West Northamptonshire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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