Newby.
A placename; any of several places:
Meaning & usage
A placename; any of several places: A small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).
A placename; any of several places: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5012).
A placename; any of several places: A village in Newby and Scalby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0189).
An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from one of these places.
Where this word comes from
From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".
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