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Shoby

hamlet · Leicestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shoby is an Old English place name, possibly meaning 'Scōb's homestead'. It combines a personal name with the suffix '-by' which is of Old Norse origin, meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'.

Word origins

Shoby
Old EnglishScōb's farmstead(from Scōb "personal name", by "farmstead, village")