"Groby" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Grobys [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”) + býr (“farmstead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|gróf||pit, hollow, gully}} Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Groby (countable and uncountable, plural Grobys)
  1. A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5207). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Leicestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Leicestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Groby-en-name-lAm43Nc0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Groby-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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