Anlaby Common
suburban area · City of Kingston upon Hull
Old EnglishAI-generated
Anlaby Common is a combination of Anlaby and 'common'. Anlaby itself is likely from Old Norse 'an' meaning 'own' and 'leifr' meaning 'heir' or 'descendant', with the Old English suffix '-by' meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'. Thus, it means 'Leifr's farmstead'.
Word origins
- Anlaby
- Old NorseLeifr's farmstead(from Ǒnundr "personal name", leifr "heir, descendant", býr "farmstead, village")
- Common
- Old Englishcommon land(from gemǣne "common")