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Harby

Harby proper noun: a village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431).

Proper noun

Harby (countable and uncountable, plural Harbys)

  1. A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431).
  2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, on the Lincolnshire border (OS grid ref SK8770).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Harby

pluralHarbys

Origin of Harby

Both placenames derive from Old Norse hjǫrð (“herd of cattle”) + bý (“farmstead”).

Phrases with Harby

Questions about Harby

What does Harby mean?
Harby means a village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431).
What part of speech is Harby?
Harby is a proper noun.

Words near Harby in the dictionary

  1. Harbuck
  2. Harbucks
  3. Harburg
  4. Harburn
  5. Harbury
  6. Harby
  7. Harbys
  8. harch
  9. harchitect
  10. harchitects
  11. HarCo

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