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Hanbury

Hanbury proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).

Proper noun (1)

Hanbury

  1. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).
  2. A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref S09664).
  3. A settlement in Harley, Timiskaming District, north-east Ontario, Canada.

Proper noun (2)

Hanbury (plural Hanburys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Hanbury

pluralHanburys

Origin of Hanbury

From Old English hēan, accusative, dative and genitive case of hēah (“high”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Two main origins: * Habitational surname of Old English origin, from either of the two villages in England. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinmhire (“descendant of Ainmhire”), a personal name composed of the elements ain- (“bad, unnatural”) + mire (“madness, frenzy, mania”).

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Phrases with Hanbury

Questions about Hanbury

What does Hanbury mean?
Hanbury means a village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).
What part of speech is Hanbury?
Hanbury is a proper noun.

Words near Hanbury in the dictionary

  1. Hanbidges
  2. Hanbin
  3. hanbok
  4. hanboks
  5. Hanborough
  6. Hanbury
  7. Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
  8. Hanbury Brown and Twiss effects
  9. Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect
  10. Hanbury Brown-Twiss effects
  11. Hanbury-Brown-Twiss effect

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