Marbury

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proper noun

A village in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, previously in Marbury cum Quoisley parish (OS grid ref SJ560457).

OriginOld English mere →
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Meanings

proper nounMarbury (countable and uncountable, plural Marburys)

plural Marburys · alternative Marberry

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, previously in Marbury cum Quoisley parish (OS grid ref SJ560457).
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmere“pool, lake”
  2. EnglishMarbury

From Old English mere (“pool, lake”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

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APA

Marbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marbury

MLA

“Marbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marbury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marbury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marbury.

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