Gadsby

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Gadsby

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Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”).

proper noun Gadsbys

countable, uncountable A surname from Old Norse.
countable, uncountable A hamlet in County of Stettler No. 6, central Alberta, Canada.

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@misc{gadsby_2026,
  title = {Gadsby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gadsby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}