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Colby

  • /ˈkəʊl.bi/ UK
  • /ˈkoʊl.bi/ US

Rhymes with -əʊlbi

Where it comes from

From either the Old Norse personal name Koli or kol (“charcoal”) + býr (“settlement”).

proper noun Colbys

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6620).
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2231).
  3. countable, uncountable A village in Arbory parish, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC233702).
  4. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A city in Clark County and Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
  7. countable, uncountable A town in Clark County, Wisconsin, next to the city.
  8. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old Norse.
  9. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun Colbys · Colbies

  1. countable, uncountable A soft, moist, mild American cheese similar to cheddar, made with a washed-curd process.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sawyer, kolby, kolbe, coupland, colo, cooley, cojack, coomb, colberteen, cola, co-jack, coaley, coombe, colp, coll., cory

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"Colby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{colby_2026,
  title = {Colby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}