Ranby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).

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Meanings

proper nounRanby (countable and uncountable, plural Ranbys)

plural Ranbys · alternative Ramsby · alternative Rumsby

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Babworth civil parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6580).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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