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.

Naby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Romaldkirk

Historical Forms

  • Naby 1562 FF 1612 BM
  • Nateby 1612 BM

Etymology

v. by . The forms are late but the name is probably identical with Nateby (PN La 164).