English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dalby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Dalby

Historical Forms

  • Dalbi, Dalby 1086 DB 1154–89 MaryH6d
  • Dalebi, Daleby 13 Malton 1283,1287 Ebor 1308 Ch

Etymology

'Valley farm' v. dæl (ON  dalr ), by . Cf. OSwed  Dalby (Hellquist, ON -by , 6).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site