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Badby

Badby proper noun: a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5658).

Proper noun

Badby

  1. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5658).

Origin of Badby

Meaning 'Badda's fortified place', from Old English Baddanbyrġ, from the personal name Badda, genitive singular Baddan + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortress”). The first syllable of the second element was elided over time through natural erosion, which led to it sounding identical to the common Old Norse-rooted locative ending -by.

Questions about Badby

What does Badby mean?
Badby means a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5658).
What part of speech is Badby?
Badby is a proper noun.

Words near Badby in the dictionary

  1. Badawis
  2. badazz
  3. badazzes
  4. badboy
  5. badboys
  6. Badby
  7. badbye
  8. badbyes
  9. badchan
  10. badchanim
  11. badchans

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