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Digby

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A village in Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A barony in the peerage of Ireland. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Digby chicken. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

Etymology 2

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

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