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Thursby

Thursby proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250).

Proper noun

Thursby (countable and uncountable, plural Thursbys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Thursby

pluralThursbys

Origin of Thursby

From Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + býr (“town, settlement”).

Questions about Thursby

What does Thursby mean?
Thursby means a village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250).
What part of speech is Thursby?
Thursby is a proper noun.

Words near Thursby in the dictionary

  1. Thurows
  2. thurrock
  3. thurrocks
  4. Thurs
  5. Thursa
  6. Thursby
  7. Thursbys
  8. Thursday
  9. Thursday Island
  10. Thursday of Mysteries
  11. Thursdayish

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