Dictionary

Digby en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Digby chicken.
   alt of Digby chicken

Forms

wikipedia: Robert Digby

Digby en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

District of Digby · Digby County

wikipedia: Robert Digby