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Wilby

Wilby proper noun: a village in Quidenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0389).

Proper noun

Wilby (countable and uncountable, plural Wilbys)

  1. A village in Quidenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0389).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8666).
  3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2472).
  4. A town in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri, United States.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname, from any of the three English villages.

Forms of Wilby

pluralWilbys

Origin of Wilby

Various origins: * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Northamptonshire is named with the Old Norse personal name Villi + bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Suffolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + bēag (“ring, circle”).

Questions about Wilby

What does Wilby mean?
Wilby means a village in Quidenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0389).
What part of speech is Wilby?
Wilby is a proper noun.

Words near Wilby in the dictionary

  1. Wilburite
  2. Wilburites
  3. Wilburn
  4. Wilburton
  5. Wilburville
  6. Wilby
  7. Wilbys
  8. Wilcannia
  9. wilch
  10. Wilcher
  11. Wilchers

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