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Owenby

Owenby proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Owenby (plural Owenbys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Owenby

pluralOwenbys
alternative formOwensby

Origin of Owenby

Habitational surname from various places in Lincolnshire named with the Old Norse personal name Auðun + býr (“settlement”).

Questions about Owenby

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

Words near Owenby in the dictionary

  1. Owen
  2. Owen County
  3. Owen Falls
  4. Owen Sound
  5. Owen Stanley Range
  6. Owenby
  7. Owenbys
  8. owendaw
  9. oweness
  10. owenettid
  11. owenettids

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