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Crosby

  • /ˈkɹɒz.bi/ UK
  • /ˈkɹɑz.bi/ US

Rhymes with -ɒzbi

Where it comes from

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

proper noun Crosbie · Crossby · Corsby

  1. A village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).
  2. A northern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE8811).
  3. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3198).
  4. A civil parish (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
  5. A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279).
  6. A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.
  7. A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie.
  8. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  9. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.
  10. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama.
  11. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.
  12. A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi; named for lumber mill operator L. O. Crosby.
  13. A city, the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.
  14. A township in Hamilton County, Ohio.
  15. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  16. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas; named for railroad engineer G. J. Crosby.
  17. An unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington; named for one of the places in England.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: washburn, crosby garrett, croxton, crosland moor, cranbrook, croxall, clifton, newtown, lynch, cross green, crawley, holbrook, sidney, newport, croasdale, cross

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name Manx village

中文克羅斯比 /克罗斯比 Kèluósībǐ

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"Crosby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crosby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{crosby_2026,
  title = {Crosby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crosby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}