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Duxbury

Duxbury proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Duxbury (countable and uncountable, plural Duxburys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.

Forms of Duxbury

pluralDuxburys

Origin of Duxbury

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Questions about Duxbury

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

Words near Duxbury in the dictionary

  1. duwende
  2. duwendes
  3. Duwes
  4. dux
  5. dux bellorum
  6. Duxbury
  7. Duxburys
  8. duxelle
  9. duxelles
  10. duxes
  11. Duxford

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