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Blaby

UK/ˈbleɪbi/

Blaby proper noun: a village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).

Proper noun

Blaby (countable and uncountable, plural Blabys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).
  2. A local government district of Leicestershire, formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in Narborough.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Blaby

pluralBlabys

Origin of Blaby

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

Words that rhyme with Blaby

Questions about Blaby

What does Blaby mean?
Blaby means a village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).
What part of speech is Blaby?
Blaby is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Blaby?
Blaby is pronounced /ˈbleɪbi/ (UK).

Words near Blaby in the dictionary

  1. blabs out
  2. blabtale
  3. blabtales
  4. blabtongue
  5. blabtongues
  6. Blaby
  7. Blabys
  8. blaccent
  9. blaccents
  10. blachang
  11. Blachernae

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