"Digby" meaning in English

See Digby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ [UK] Forms: Digbies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡbi Etymology: From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|dīc||dyke}} Old English dīc (“dyke”), {{der|en|non|býr||settlement}} Old Norse býr (“settlement”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|ies}} Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)
  1. A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Suburbs in Devon, England
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-cfIiYHZM
  2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Lincolnshire, England, Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lincolnshire, England
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-Icv0G71l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 10 11 15 5 0 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 42 8 5 8 8 2 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 37 12 11 6 6 1 19
  3. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Canada, Towns in Canada, Towns in Nova Scotia, Canada
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-CA8rWL2X
  4. A village in Victoria, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in Victoria, Australia
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-LgGkt53h
  5. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  7. A barony in the peerage of Ireland. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-name-J5QGz8Fl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Digby County, District of Digby

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ [UK] Forms: Digbies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡbi Etymology: From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|dīc||dyke}} Old English dīc (“dyke”), {{der|en|non|býr||settlement}} Old Norse býr (“settlement”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Digby (plural Digbies)
  1. Ellipsis of Digby chicken. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Digby chicken
    Sense id: en-Digby-en-noun-bAKMVazR

Inflected forms

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          "Digby chicken#English"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪɡ.bi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪɡbi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Robert Digby"
  ],
  "word": "Digby"
}

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