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Letby

Letby proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Letby (plural Letbys)

  1. A habitational surname

Forms of Letby

pluralLetbys

Origin of Letby

Habitational surname from the village of Leckby, in North Yorkshire, which was known as Letby in 1586.

Questions about Letby

What does Letby mean?
Letby means a habitational surname.
What part of speech is Letby?
Letby is a proper noun.

Words near Letby in the dictionary

  1. let-throughs
  2. let-up
  3. let-ups
  4. Let. Jer.
  5. letable
  6. Letby
  7. Letca
  8. letch
  9. letcha
  10. letched
  11. Letcher

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