Surname

Swartby

“black town”

Swartby is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Swartby goes back to Old Norse svartr býr, meaning “black town.”

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Where it comes from

Swartby comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse svartr býr (“black town”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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Old Norse · Nature

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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Old English

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Old Norse

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Old Frisian

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