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Grigsby

Grigsby proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Grigsby (countable and uncountable, plural Grigsbys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

Forms of Grigsby

pluralGrigsbys

Origin of Grigsby

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Lincolnshire, from an unclear first element + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”).

Questions about Grigsby

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

Words near Grigsby in the dictionary

  1. Grigoryans
  2. Grigorăuca
  3. grigri
  4. grigris
  5. grigs
  6. Grigsby
  7. Grigsbys
  8. Grigson
  9. Grigsonian
  10. grihastha
  11. Grijalva

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