"Dalby" meaning in English

See Dalby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dalby
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A settlement in Lund municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. Categories (place): Places in Sweden, Villages in Sweden
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-mft7aI4A
  3. A town in Faxe municipality, Zealand, Denmark (among other places). Categories (place): Places in Denmark, Towns in Denmark
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-et6cf0cQ
  4. A village and civil parish (served by Partney and Dalby Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4070). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Lincolnshire, England, Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lincolnshire, England
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-GvijiKag
  5. A hamlet in Dalby-cum-Skewsby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE6371). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-oVN9crjH
  6. A hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC2178). From Old Norse dal + býr. Categories (place): Places in the Isle of Man, Villages in the Isle of Man
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name--naUFezy
  7. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States, named after Dalby, Norway. Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Iowa, USA
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-~3708CxG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 6 16 9 2 50 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 1 3 16 9 3 49 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 6 15 9 3 49 15
  8. A rural town and locality, administrative centre of Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Queensland, Australia
    Sense id: en-Dalby-en-name-tBs6vSA8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Burton and Dalby, Dalby-cum-Skewsby, Great Dalby, Little Dalby, Old Dalby
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