Kilby

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable

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"Kilby applied Emmet's theory to his investigation of the referendum held in Greece in 1948."

Etymology

From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.

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