Byfield

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5153). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A rural locality in Byfield National Park, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A village in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From Old English bi (“by, near, next to”) + feld (“field”).

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