Castle Ashby
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Castle Ashby is an Old English name meaning 'the castle of Ashby'. Ashby itself means 'the village or farmstead of Aski'.
Word origins
- Castle
- Old EnglishAttestedcastle(from castel "castle")
- Ashby
- Old NorseAski's village(from Aski "personal name", býr "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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