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Saxby

Saxby proper noun: a village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).

Proper noun

Saxby (countable and uncountable, plural Saxbys)

  1. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).
  2. A village in Freeby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8220).
  3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Saxby

pluralSaxbys

Origin of Saxby

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

Questions about Saxby

What does Saxby mean?
Saxby means a village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).
What part of speech is Saxby?
Saxby is a proper noun.

Words near Saxby in the dictionary

  1. saxauls
  2. SaxaVord
  3. Saxbe fix
  4. saxboard
  5. saxboards
  6. Saxby
  7. Saxbys
  8. Saxe
  9. saxe blue
  10. saxe blues
  11. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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