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Coningsby

Coningsby proper noun: a village and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2258).

Proper noun

Coningsby

  1. A village and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2258).
  2. A surname.

Forms of Coningsby

alternative formConningsby
alternative formCunsby

Origin of Coningsby

From Old Norse *Konungsby, from konungs (“king's”) + -by (“farm, town”). Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conington, &c.

Questions about Coningsby

What does Coningsby mean?
Coningsby means a village and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2258).
What part of speech is Coningsby?
Coningsby is a proper noun.

Words near Coningsby in the dictionary

  1. conines
  2. coning
  3. coning off
  4. coninger
  5. Coningham
  6. Coningsby
  7. Conington
  8. Coningtons
  9. coniocyst
  10. coniocysts
  11. coniology

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