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Bushby

Bushby proper noun: a village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6504).

Proper noun

Bushby (countable and uncountable, plural Bushbys)

  1. A village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6504).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Bushby

pluralBushbys

Origin of Bushby

From either an Old Norse personal name Butr or Old Norse buskr (“bush, shrub”) + býr (“settlement”).

Phrases with Bushby

Questions about Bushby

What does Bushby mean?
Bushby means a village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6504).
What part of speech is Bushby?
Bushby is a proper noun.

Words near Bushby in the dictionary

  1. bushboys
  2. bushbuck
  3. Bushbuckridge
  4. bushbucks
  5. Bushbury
  6. Bushby
  7. Bushbys
  8. bushcamp
  9. bushcamps
  10. bushcare
  11. bushcat

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