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Ranby

Ranby proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).

Proper noun

Ranby (countable and uncountable, plural Ranbys)

  1. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).
  2. A village in Babworth civil parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6580).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Ranby

pluralRanbys
alternative formRamsby
alternative formRumsby

Origin of Ranby

From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).

Questions about Ranby

What does Ranby mean?
Ranby means a village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).
What part of speech is Ranby?
Ranby is a proper noun.

Words near Ranby in the dictionary

  1. ranavirosis
  2. ranavirus
  3. ranaviruses
  4. ranawara
  5. ranbezolid
  6. Ranby
  7. Ranbys
  8. Rancagua
  9. rance
  10. Ranceby
  11. ranced

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