"Duxbury" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Duxburys [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Deowuc}} Deowuc, {{m|ang|Ducca}} Ducca, {{m|en|-s-}} -s-, {{m|ang|byriġ}} byriġ, {{m|ang|burg||fortified place}} burg (“fortified place”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Duxburys}} Duxbury (countable and uncountable, plural Duxburys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Duxbury-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -bury Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 37 13 38 11
  2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Massachusetts, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Duxbury-en-name-cPbeBw5s Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -bury Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 37 13 38 11
  3. An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Minnesota, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Duxbury-en-name-jB1T90IX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -bury Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 60 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 8 49 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 37 13 38 11
  4. A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Vermont, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Vermont, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Duxbury-en-name-7UgrNek8 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -bury Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 37 13 38 11

Inflected forms

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