Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ugleberdesbi 1086 DB

• Ugelbardeby, Uglebardeby 1100–c.1115 YCh 1177–89,1222–7 Whitby

• Uggelbardebi, Uggelbardeby 1145–8 Whitby 1301 Abbr

• Ucchelbardebi 1155–65 Whitby

• Vgulbardebi 1181 P

• Uglebardby 1270 Whitby

• Wgelbardby, Ugelbardby 1310 Whitby 1335 ForP

• Oggelberdesby 1314 NRS

• Ugglebarnby 1613 NR

Etymology

'Farm of a man nicknamed “Owl-beard”' from ON  Uglubarði (cf. Lindkvist lxii, and NP, ZEN s.n.) and v. by . The change of -bardby to -barnby is due to association of the name with Barnby across the river Esk.