Surname

Rokeby

“rook”·“farmstead”

Rokeby is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rokeby is built from elements meaning “rook” and “farmstead”.

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Where it comes from

Rokeby comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old Norse

Ranby

“village, settlement”

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Old Norse

Owenby

“settlement”

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Old Norse

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

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Old English

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“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old Norse

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“pigsty”

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Germanic

Hróðgeir

Hróðgeir is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Sotheby

“south in the village”

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Old Norse

Sowerby

“mud, dirt, sour ground”

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