Sileby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6015).

OriginOld Norse Sigólfr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6015).

Origin

  1. Old NorseSigólfr“a personal name”
  2. EnglishSileby

From Old Norse Sigólfr (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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