Aby
English
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Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse á (“river”) + býr (“town”). Literally "Town on a River" or "River Town". Cognate with Swedish Åby and Danish Aaby, both other towns.
Proper noun
editAby
- A village in Aby with Greenfield parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL4178).
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editAby
- A village in south-eastern Ivory Coast.
Etymology 3
editA clipping of the word.
Noun
editAby (plural Abys)
- (nickname) The Abyssinian cat.
Anagrams
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editRomanization
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- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Villages in England
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- en:Villages in Ivory Coast
- en:Places in Ivory Coast
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