Given name & surname

Gadsby

“spur of land”

Gadsby is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gadsby goes back to Old Norse gaddr, meaning “spur of land.”

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Where it comes from

Gadsby comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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