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Crosby
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English
+, Merseyside
Etymology
From en non kross cross + non býr settlement.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɹɒz.bi/ RP
en /ˈkɹɑz.bi/ GA
en ɒzbi 2
Proper noun
en locale cc/England:
en village par/Crosscanonby x/Cumberland co/Cumbria previously in bor/Allerdale OS grid ref NY0738.
en northern suburb town/Scunthorpe uauth/North Lincolnshire co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref SE8811.
en town metbor/Sefton co/Merseyside OS grid ref SJ3198.
en cpar (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of x/Northallerton co/North Yorkshire previously in dist/Hambleton. Parish map (North Yorkshire)
en village on the cdep/Isle of Man OS grid ref SC3279.
en northern English and Scottish habitational Old Norse.
en Irish, a variant of Crosbie.
en male surnames.
en suburb of city/Johannesburg c/South Africa ; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.
en locale c/US:
en ucomm co/Houston County s/Alabama.
en city co/Crow Wing County s/Minnesota ; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.
en town co/Amite County and co/Wilkinson County s/Mississippi ; named for lumber mill operator L. O. Crosby.
en city/county seat co/Divide County s/North Dakota ; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.
en twp co/Hamilton County s/Ohio.
en ucomm co/McKean County s/Pennsylvania.
en CDP co/Harris County s/Texas ; named for railroad engineer G. J. Crosby.
en ucomm co/Kitsap County s/Washington ; named for one of the places in England.
Alternative forms
en Crosbie Crossby Corsby British surname
Derived terms
en Crosby County
en Crosby Garrett
en Crosbyton
Translations
Manx village
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克羅斯比 Kèluósībǐ
Manx: gv Balley ny Croshey
References