Digby
English
Etymology
From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪɡ.bi/
- Hyphenation: Dig‧by
- Rhymes: -ɪɡbi
Proper noun
Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)
- A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).
- A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).
- A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1783]
- A village in Victoria, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A barony in the peerage of Ireland.
Derived terms
- Digby County
- District of Digby
Noun
Digby (plural Digbies)
- Ellipsis of Digby chicken.