"Battersby" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Battersbys [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse Boðvar (“a personal name”) + -s- + býr (“settlement”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|Boðvar||a personal name}} Old Norse Boðvar (“a personal name”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Battersbys}} Battersby (countable and uncountable, plural Battersbys)
  1. A village in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5907). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Battersby-en-name-x6fQ5cuA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Battersby-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Battersbee [surname] Derived forms: Battersby Junction

Inflected forms

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