Submitted Place Name Revision History

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5/2/2015, 7:23 PM Frollein Gladys move from given name to place name
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4/1/2011, 5:36 PM armydad3_8
12/29/2009, 2:10 AM armydad3_8

Name Ashby
Type Settlement
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. ASH-bee
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Ash farm; ash settlement

habitational name from any of the numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ or the Old Norse personal name Aski + býr ‘farm’.
Added 12/29/2009 by armydad3_8