Whitby
town · North Yorkshire
Old NorseAI-generated
Whitby means 'white settlement'. It is composed of the Old Norse word for white and 'by' meaning settlement or village.
Word origins
- Whit
- Old Norsewhite(from hvítr "white")
- by
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
Hwitebi · Witebi