Mickleby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld Norse mikill ← Old English miċel →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmiċel“big”
  2. Old Norsemikill“big”
  3. EnglishMickleby

From either Old Norse mikill (“big”) or Old English miċel (“big”) + bȳ (“farmstead, village”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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