"Lockerbie" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the personal name Lockard + the Old Norse suffix byr 'farm'. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lockerbie
  1. A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland. Categories (place): Places in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Towns in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, Towns in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Lockerbie-en-name-0-hXXTEz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 9 7
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Lockerbie-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Lockerbies [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Lockerbie Bombing, a terrorist attack on a plane, which happened above the town of Lockerbie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lockerbie (plural Lockerbies)
  1. A terrorist bomb attack on an aeroplane.
    Sense id: en-Lockerbie-en-noun-posXj9Zw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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