Whitby

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white +‎ -by.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Whitby (countable and uncountable, plural Whitbys)

  1. A placename:
    1. A town, seaport, and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8911). [1]
    2. A town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada.
    3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
    4. A suburb of Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. [2]
    5. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (North Yorkshire)
  2. ^ NZ Topo Map
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