Meanings
proper noun
- A small village in Burton upon Stather parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England; Normanby Hall and Country Park is nearby, and Normanby Park steelworks was to the south (OS grid ref SE8816).
- A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7381).
- A suburban area in Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, on the boundary with Middlesbrough (OS grid ref NZ5418).
- A hamlet in Fylingdales parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ9206).
- A former township in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, now part of West Grey.
- A large river system in northern Queensland, Australia which flows into the Pacific Ocean; in full, the Normanby River.
- A former shire in south-east Queensland.
- A five-way intersection in north-east Brisbane, Queensland; in full, Normanby Fiveways.
- A northern suburb of Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
- A small town in Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
Origin
- Old NorseNorðmanna
- EnglishNormanby
"Village of the Norwegians", from Old Norse Norðmanna, genitive plural of Norðmaðr (“Norseman”) + býr (“village”).
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APA
Normanby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Normanby
MLA
“Normanby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Normanby. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Normanby,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Normanby.
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