"Cosby" meaning in All languages combined

See Cosby on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Cosbys [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Cossa}} Cossa, {{der|en|non|býr||farm; settlement}} Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Cosby (countable and uncountable, plural Cosbys)
  1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Leicestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Leicestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Cosby-en-name-ha0bDAcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 40 38 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 39 37 3
  2. A village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Missouri, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cosby-en-name-4i8wvAmr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 40 38 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 39 37 3
  3. A census-designated place in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Tennessee, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cosby-en-name-SymVYolv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 40 38 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 39 37 3
  4. A habitational surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cosby-en-name-vgFdcRvx Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cozby [surname]

Inflected forms

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