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Beesby

settlement · North East Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Beesby likely means 'Bēsi's farmstead'. It is named after a personal name, Bēsi, combined with the Old Norse 'býr', meaning farmstead or village. The name indicates a settlement belonging to Bēsi.

Word origins

Beesby
Old NorseBēsi's farmstead(from Bēsi "personal name", býr "farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Besebi