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Asby

Asby proper noun: a village in Arlecdon and Frizington parish, Copeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0620).

Proper noun

Asby (countable and uncountable, plural Asbys)

  1. A village in Arlecdon and Frizington parish, Copeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0620).
  2. A civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England, including the villages of Great and Little Asby.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Asby

pluralAsbys

Origin of Asby

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + býr (“farmstead”).

Words formed from Asby

  • Great Asby
  • Little Asby

Questions about Asby

What does Asby mean?
Asby means a village in Arlecdon and Frizington parish, Copeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0620).
What part of speech is Asby?
Asby is a proper noun.

Words near Asby in the dictionary

  1. Asbury
  2. Asbury Park
  3. Asbury Parker
  4. Asbury Parkers
  5. Asburys
  6. Asby
  7. Asbys
  8. asc
  9. ASCA
  10. ascal
  11. ascalabotan

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