Surname

Groby

“pit, hollow, gully”

Groby is a surname, possibly from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Groby possibly goes back to Old Norse gróf, meaning “pit, hollow, gully.”

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Where it comes from

Groby possibly comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old Norse

Grigsby

“farmstead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Grimoldby

“farmstead”

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Old Norse

Ormsby

“village”

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Norwegian · Norse

Gro

“one who works the earth”

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Old Norse

Gunby

“settlement”

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Danish

Groat

“porridge”

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Old Norse

Owenby

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Brumby

“water well” · “farmstead, village”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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