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Swaby

/ˈsweɪbi/

Swaby proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).

Proper noun

Swaby (countable and uncountable, plural Swabys)

  1. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Swaby

pluralSwabys
alternative formSwabey

Origin of Swaby

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).

Words that rhyme with Swaby

Questions about Swaby

What does Swaby mean?
Swaby means a village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).
What part of speech is Swaby?
Swaby is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Swaby?
Swaby is pronounced /ˈsweɪbi/.

Words near Swaby in the dictionary

  1. Swabish
  2. Swabishes
  3. swabs
  4. swabs down
  5. Swabue
  6. Swaby
  7. Swabys
  8. swachh
  9. swack
  10. swack up
  11. swack-up

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