Digby

English

Etymology

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɡ.bi/
• Hyphenation: Dig‧by
• Rhymes: -ɪɡbi

Proper noun

Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)

1. A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).
2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).
3. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1783]
4. A village in Victoria, Australia.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.
6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
7. A barony in the peerage of Ireland.

Derived terms

• Digby County
• District of Digby

Noun

Digby (plural Digbies)

1. Ellipsis of Digby chicken.