Digby

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English dīc (dyke) + Old Norse býr (settlement).

The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)

  1. A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).
  3. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1783]
  4. A village in Victoria, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  7. A barony in the peerage of Ireland.

Derived terms

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Noun

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Digby (plural Digbies)

  1. Ellipsis of Digby chicken.