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Bagby

Bagby proper noun: a village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4680).

Proper noun

Bagby (countable and uncountable, plural Bagbys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4680).
  2. An unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Bagby

pluralBagbys
alternative formBagsby

Origin of Bagby

From the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Begbie, which shares the same etymology.

Questions about Bagby

What does Bagby mean?
Bagby means a village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4680).
What part of speech is Bagby?
Bagby is a proper noun.

Words near Bagby in the dictionary

  1. Bagaudae
  2. Bagbag
  3. Bagbaguin
  4. bagboy
  5. bagboys
  6. Bagby
  7. Bagbys
  8. Bagdad
  9. Bagdad boil
  10. Bagdad boils
  11. Bagdadi

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