Given name & surname · also Old English

Beeby

“bee”

Beeby is a surname from Old English (ultimately Old Norse).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Beeby goes back to Old English bēo, meaning “bee.”

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Where it comes from

Beeby comes from Old English, and ultimately from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old English bēo (“bee”), from Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

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Beeby’s family of names

In English usage, Beeby as a surname has a related form in Beebe.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

If you love Beeby, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Bielby

“farmstead; settlement”

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Old Norse

Bagby

“farmstead”

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Old Norse

Buckby

“settlement”

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Old Norse

Burby

Burby is a surname, probably from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Bigby

“settlement, town”

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Old Norse

Bushby

“bush, shrub”

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Old Norse

Begbie

“farmstead”

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Old Norse

Battersby

“settlement”

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Sibling ideas

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