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Moresby

Moresby proper noun: a civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9821).

Proper noun

Moresby

  1. A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9821).
  2. A rural town and locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A locality north-east of Geraldton in the City of Greater Geraldton, Western Australia.
  4. A surname.

Origin of Moresby

The Cumbrian settlement was recorded as Moresceby c.1160, the farmstead or village of a man called Maurice + -by.

Words formed from Moresby

Questions about Moresby

What does Moresby mean?
Moresby means a civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9821).
What part of speech is Moresby?
Moresby is a proper noun.

Words near Moresby in the dictionary

  1. morepoke
  2. morepokes
  3. morepork
  4. moreporks
  5. mores
  6. Moresby
  7. Moresby Parks
  8. Morescan
  9. Moresco
  10. Moresnet
  11. moreso

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