Huby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Harewood
Historical Forms
- Huby 1198 Fount 13 Font 1246 FF 1349 Ch 1580 Dep
- Hueby 13 YDix 1279–81 QW 1639 WillY
- Hugby 1260–70 Bodl161d
- Hugheby 13 Font
- Houby 1301 YDix
- Hoieby 1596 FF
- Hewby(e), Hewbie 1536 TestLds 1569 FF 1748 PRHrd
Etymology
'Hugh's farmstead', v. bȳ . The pers.n. is the common ME pers.n. Hugo (Huwe , Hugh , Hew ) from OG Hugo , borrowed in Fr as Hugon , Hue , the latter being the predominant form in the p.n. Huby YN is of different origin.