Blaby

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Blaby

/ˈbleɪbi/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪbi

Where it comes from

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

proper noun Blabys

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).
countable, uncountable A local government district of Leicestershire, formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in Narborough.
countable A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Blaby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blaby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Blaby. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blaby

Chicago

"Blaby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blaby.

BibTeX

@misc{blaby_2026,
  title = {Blaby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blaby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}