Crosby
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[edit]From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).
Proper noun
[edit]Crosby
- A locale in England:
- A village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).
- A northern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE8811).
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3198).
- A civil parish (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district. [1]
- A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279).
- A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.
- A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie.
- A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.
- A locale in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama.
- A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.
- A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi; named for lumber mill operator L. O. Crosby.
- A city, the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.
- A township in Hamilton County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas; named for railroad engineer G. J. Crosby.
- An unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington; named for one of the places in England.
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- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Places in England
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- en:Suburbs in Lincolnshire, England
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- en:Towns in Merseyside, England
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- en:Villages in the Isle of Man
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse
- English surnames from Irish
- en:Suburbs in South Africa
- en:Places in South Africa
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Alabama, USA
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- en:Cities in Minnesota, USA
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- en:Towns in Mississippi, USA
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- en:Cities in North Dakota, USA
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- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA
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- en:Census-designated places in Texas, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA
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