Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cherebi 1086 DB

• Kerebi, Kereby 1193 P 12 Sawl121d 13 1243 Fees 1257 Ch 1259 YI 1534 FF

• Kereby opon Wharfe 1463 YDiii

• Kerbi, Kerby 1263 YI 1266 MinAcct 1313 Sawl132d 1376 FF 1476 Pat

• Keuerby 1337 FF

• Keirby(e), Keyrby(e) 1530 YDii 1578 WillY 1606 FF

• Kyerby 1575 NCWills

• Keerbie 1603 FF

Etymology

'Kere's farmstead', v. bȳ . This is the ODan., OSwed  byname Kærer , ON  Kǽrir , as also in the Norw  p.n. Kjelsbøl (NG iii, 182, LindBN). The single Keuer - spelling is difficult to account for, but might possibly point to a first el. similar to that in Keresforth i, 302supra , but the former seems preferable.