Given name & surname

Hanby

“farmstead, settlement”

Hanby is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hanby goes back to a word meaning “farmstead, settlement.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Hanby comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hanby’s family of names

In English usage, Hanby as a surname has a related form in HAMBY.

Walk Hanby’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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

Old Norse

Hornsby

“serpent” · “settlement”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Old Norse

Hafliði

Hafliði is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Holtby

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse · Nature

Asby

“ash tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Hallrid

“stone” · “beautiful”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Holderby

Holderby is a surname from Old Norse.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Manby

“farmstead; town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Ranby

“village, settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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