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Digby

/ˈdɪɡ.bi/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪɡbi

Where it comes from

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

proper noun Digbies

countable, uncountable A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).
countable, uncountable A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
countable, uncountable A village in Victoria, Australia.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
countable, uncountable A barony in the peerage of Ireland.

noun Digbies

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Digby chicken

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@misc{digby_2026,
  title = {Digby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/digby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}