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Sotheby

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English sūþ (“south”) and Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).[1]

The surname presumably comes from a now defunct placename in England.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sotheby

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ P. Hanks, R. Coates, and P. McClure (2016) “{{{head}}}”, in The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2494
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