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Busby.

A place name:

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A place name: A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).

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  2. A place name: A hamlet in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada.

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  3. A place name: Synonym of Umpire, Arkansas.

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  4. A place name: An unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.

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  5. A place name: A census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States.

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  6. A place name: A suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.

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  7. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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Where this word comes from

From Old Norse buskr (“bush”) + býr (“homestead, village”).

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