Ellerby

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Ellerby

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From the Old English personal name Ælfweard, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and weard (“guard”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead; settlement”).

proper noun Ellerbys · Ellerbee

countable, uncountable A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA162389).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ799146).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname.

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@misc{ellerby_2026,
  title = {Ellerby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ellerby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}