Saxby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).

OriginOld English Seaxa ← Old Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper nounSaxby (countable and uncountable, plural Saxbys)

plural Saxbys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Freeby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8220).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“farm; settlement”
  2. Old EnglishSeaxa“Saxons”
  3. EnglishSaxby

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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