Given name & surname
Sotheby
“south in the village”
Sotheby is a surname from Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sotheby goes back to Old Norse suðr i bý, meaning “south in the village.”
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How it developed
From Old Norse suðr i bý (“south in the village”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sotheby’s family of names
In English usage, Sotheby as a surname has a related form in Southby. In English usage, Sotheby as a surname has a related form in Southerby. In English usage, Sotheby as a surname has a related form in SUDDABY.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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