Given name & surname

Grigsby

“farmstead”

Grigsby is a surname, possibly from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Grigsby possibly goes back to Old Norse bý, meaning “farmstead.”

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Where it comes from

Grigsby possibly comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old Norse bý (“farmstead”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old Norse

Grimoldby

“farmstead”

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Old Norse

Groby

“pit, hollow, gully”

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Old Norse

Frisby

“Frisians” · “settlement”

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Old Norse

Gryms

Gryms is a surname from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Grims

Grims is a surname from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Whisby

“white” · “farmstead”

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Old Norse

Gadsby

“spur of land”

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Old Norse

Bigby

“settlement, town”

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Sibling ideas

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