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Ormsby

Ormsby proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Ormsby (countable and uncountable, plural Ormsbys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. A city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of Ormsby

pluralOrmsbys

Origin of Ormsby

Habitational surname from the village of South Ormsby in Lincolnshire, from the Old Norse personal name Ormr + býr (“village”). Compare Ormesby.

Phrases with Ormsby

Questions about Ormsby

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

Words near Ormsby in the dictionary

  1. Ormondians
  2. Ormoy-Villers
  3. Ormrod
  4. Ormrods
  5. ORMs
  6. Ormsby
  7. Ormsby filter
  8. Ormsby filters
  9. Ormsbys
  10. Ormsgill
  11. Ormside

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