Given name & surname

Hornsby

“serpent”·“settlement”

Hornsby is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hornsby is built from elements meaning “serpent” and “settlement”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Hornsby comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old Norse

Holtby

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Holderby

Holderby is a surname from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Hanby

“farmstead, settlement”

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Old Norse

Ormsby

“village”

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Old Norse

Holness

“man, hero”

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Old Norse · Nature

Hogsett

“bird cherry” · “dwelling”

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Old Norse

Owenby

“settlement”

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Old Norse

Holand

“high” · “land”

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

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