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Crosby

UK/ˈkɹɒz.bi/US/ˈkɹɑz.bi/

Crosby proper noun: a village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).

Proper noun

Crosby

  1. A village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).
  2. A northern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE8811).
  3. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3198).
  4. A civil parish (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
  5. A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279).
  6. A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.
  7. A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie.
  8. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  9. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.
  10. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama.
  11. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.
  12. A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi; named for lumber mill operator L. O. Crosby.
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  1. A city, the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.
  2. A township in Hamilton County, Ohio.
  3. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas; named for railroad engineer G. J. Crosby.
  5. An unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington; named for one of the places in England.

Forms of Crosby

alternative formCrosbie
alternative formCrossby
alternative formCorsby

Origin of Crosby

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

Words formed from Crosby

Questions about Crosby

What does Crosby mean?
Crosby means a village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).
What part of speech is Crosby?
Crosby is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Crosby?
Crosby is pronounced /ˈkɹɒz.bi/ (UK).

Words near Crosby in the dictionary

  1. crori
  2. croris
  3. Crory
  4. cros
  5. Crosbie
  6. Crosby
  7. Crosby County
  8. Crosby Garrett
  9. Crosbyton
  10. croscarmellose
  11. Crose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Crosby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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