Cosby.
A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).
Meaning & usage
A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).
A village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.
A census-designated place in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.
A habitational surname.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name *Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).
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