Aby

See also: aby and ABY

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪbiː/
  • Rhymes: -eɪbi

Etymology 1

From Old Norse á (“river”) + býr (“town”). Literally "Town on a River" or "River Town". Cognate with Swedish Åby and Danish Aaby, both other towns.

Proper noun

Aby

  1. A village in Aby with Greenfield parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL4178).

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Aby

  1. A village in south-eastern Ivory Coast.

Etymology 3

A clipping of the word.

Noun

Aby (plural Abys)

  1. (nickname) The Abyssinian cat.

Anagrams

Egyptian

Romanization

Aby

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣby.
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