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Digby
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English
Etymology
From en ang dīc dyke + en non býr settlement.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ UK
en Dig by
en ɪɡbi 2
Proper noun
~ ies
en suburb city/Exeter co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SX9591.
en village/and/cpar in dist/North Kesteven co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TF0854. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
en town p/Nova Scotia c/Canada. From 1783
en village s/Victoria c/Australia.
en habitational Old English.
en male surnames.
A barony in the peerage of Ireland.
Derived terms
en Digby County Digbyite District of Digby
Noun
en Digby chicken.
References
en eponyms