"Busby" meaning in English

See Busby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Busbys [plural], Buzby [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse buskr (“bush”) + býr (“homestead, village”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|buskr||bush}} Old Norse buskr (“bush”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Busby (countable and uncountable, plural Busbys)
  1. A place name:
    A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-2-NM5g9u
  2. A place name:
    A hamlet in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Canada, Places in Canada, Villages in Alberta, Canada, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-2at1HePo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 23 15 15 15 15 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 23 15 15 15 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 23 15 15 15 15 1
  3. A place name:
    Synonym of Umpire, Arkansas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Umpire [synonym, synonym-of], Arkansas [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-TiWVLDKQ
  4. A place name:
    An unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-kEYnlLcE
  5. A place name:
    A census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Montana, USA, Places in Montana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-mzerVIt6
  6. A place name:
    A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Places in Sydney, Suburbs of Sydney
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-muqAZHRW
  7. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Busby-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Busby Babe
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