Hornsby.
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
A local government area in north Sydney, New South Wales; in full, Hornsby Shire.
A town in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.
A hamlet in Cumwhitton parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5150).
Where this word comes from
From places in England, from genitive singular of the Old Norse given name Ormr (“serpent”) + býr (“settlement”).
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