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Blaby
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English
+ District
Etymology
From the unattested en non - personal name non *Blár, a byname from non blár dark, + non bý farmstead.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbleɪbi/ UK
en eɪbi 2
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Blaby co/Leicestershire cc/England OS grid ref SP5697. Parish map
en local government district co/Leicestershire formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in vill/Narborough.
en countable en habitational Old Norse.
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Blaby is the 31980th most common surname in England, belonging to 111 individuals.
References
Survey of English Place-Names
Further reading
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