Killerby
hamlet · Darlington
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Killerby is a place name of Old Norse origin, meaning 'farmstead or village of a man named Kill'. The '-by' suffix is characteristic of Norse settlements.
Word origins
- Kill
- Old Norsepersonal name (possibly from 'kill' meaning to boil)(from Kjall "personal name")
- er
- Old Norsegenitive suffix(from er "genitive suffix")
- by
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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