Linby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Linby
Historical Forms
- Lidebi (sic) 1086 DB
- Lindebeia t.Hy2 Ch 1316
- Lindeby ib.
- Lindebi 1163,1164 P 1205 Pap 1282 Ipm
- Lindby 1232–51 Ch
- Linneby 1233 Cl
- Lundeby 1304 Pat
- Lynby 1392 ib
- Lymby 1474 ib
- Lyndby al. Lymby 1578 Recov
Etymology
'Lime-trees by,' from ON linda býr .