Kilsby
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kilsby is an Old English place name meaning 'Cyl's farmstead'. The first element is a personal name, and the second is the Old English word 'by', meaning farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Cyl's
- Old Englishbelonging to Cyl(from Cyl "personal name")
- by
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from bū "dwelling, farmstead")