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Newby
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Proper Noun
- 1 A placename; any of several places:; A small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270). countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename; any of several places:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5012). countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename; any of several places:; A village in Newby and Scalby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0189). countable, uncountable
- 4 An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from one of these places. countable
Etymology
From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".
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