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Bigby

Bigby proper noun: a habitational surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Bigby (plural Bigbys)

  1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Bigby

pluralBigbys

Origin of Bigby

From the Old Norse personal name Bekki + býr (“settlement, town”).

Questions about Bigby

What does Bigby mean?
Bigby means a habitational surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Bigby?
Bigby is a proper noun.

Words near Bigby in the dictionary

  1. bigback
  2. bigbacks
  3. Bigbee
  4. Bigbees
  5. bigboob
  6. Bigby
  7. Bigbys
  8. bigcreekite
  9. Bigelow
  10. Bigelows
  11. bigeminal

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