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Aglionby

Aglionby proper noun: a village in Wetheral parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4456).

Proper noun

Aglionby (countable and uncountable, plural Aglionbys)

  1. A village in Wetheral parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4456).
  2. A habitational surname.
    • The other returns having come in, the result of the poll, that Sir James Graham had been superseded by Major Aglionby, was declared at Carlisle soon after 11 a.m.1942 May-June, Charles E. Lee, “The Brampton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 140, relating to an election in 1837

Forms of Aglionby

pluralAglionbys

Origin of Aglionby

From the Norman personal name Agyllun, which probably derives from Old French aguillun (“point, thorn”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

Questions about Aglionby

What does Aglionby mean?
Aglionby means a village in Wetheral parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4456).
What part of speech is Aglionby?
Aglionby is a proper noun.

Words near Aglionby in the dictionary

  1. Aglianicos
  2. agliata
  3. aglimmer
  4. Aglinab
  5. aglint
  6. Aglionby
  7. Aglionbys
  8. agliophobia
  9. Aglipay
  10. Aglipayan
  11. Aglipayanism

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