Holtby

H4O1L1T1B3Y4

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6754).

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Meanings

proper nounHoltby (countable and uncountable, plural Holtbys)

plural Holtbys

  1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6754).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

From the Old Norse personal name Holti + býr (“settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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