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Ashby

Ashby proper noun: a surname. Also the clipping of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Proper noun

Ashby

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A southern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8908).
  4. A locality and former civil parish, now in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4899).
  5. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  6. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Nebraska.
  8. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
  9. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Virginia.
  10. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  11. Former name of Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.
  12. A suburb of Perth in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.

Also used as

Ashby is also the clipping of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Forms of Ashby

alternative formAshbee
alternative formAshbey

Origin of Ashby

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

Words formed from Ashby

Phrases with Ashby

Questions about Ashby

What does Ashby mean?
Ashby means a surname.
What part of speech is Ashby?
Ashby is a proper noun.

Words near Ashby in the dictionary

  1. Ashburns
  2. Ashburton
  3. ashburtonite
  4. Ashbury
  5. Ashburys
  6. Ashby
  7. Ashby Heights
  8. Ashby Island
  9. Ashby Magna
  10. Ashby plot
  11. Ashby plots

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