Upper Catesby
hamlet · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Upper Catesby is a compound of the Old English 'up' (up, upper) and 'Catesby'. Catesby is of Old Norse origin, meaning 'Cati's farmstead'. The name indicates the higher of two settlements named Catesby.
Word origins
- up
- Old Englishup, upper(from up "up")
- Cati
- Old Norsepersonal name(from Kati "personal name")
- bý
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from bý "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
Catesbi