Swaby

//ˈsweɪbi// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).

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