Battersby
hamlet · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Battersby likely means 'Bættel's farmstead' or 'Bætta's farmstead'. The 'by' element is Old Norse for a farmstead or village, suggesting a Norse influence on an Old English personal name.
Word origins
- Battersby
- Old NorseAttestedBættel's farmstead(from Bættel "personal name", by "farmstead, village")