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Buckby

Buckby proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Buckby (plural Buckbys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Buckby

pluralBuckbys

Origin of Buckby

Habitational surname from the village of Long Buckby, in Northamptonshire, from the Old Norse personal name Bucca + býr (“settlement”).

Questions about Buckby

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

Words near Buckby in the dictionary

  1. buckboards
  2. buckbrush
  3. buckbrushes
  4. buckbush
  5. buckbushes
  6. Buckby
  7. Buckbys
  8. buckdance
  9. buckdanced
  10. buckdances
  11. buckdancing

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