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Calceby

hamlet · Lincolnshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Calceby is an Old Norse name, meaning 'Chalk Farm' or 'Chalk Village'. It combines the Old Norse word 'kalk' (chalk) with 'býr' (farmstead, village).

Word origins

Calc
Old Norsechalk(from kalk "chalk")
eby
Old Norsefarm, village(from býr "farm, village")