# Ashby

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,320

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A male given name.
3. Clipping of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
4. A southern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8908).
5. A locality and former civil parish, now in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4899).
6. A number of places in the United States:
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11. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
12. Former name of Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.
13. A suburb of Perth in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.

## Etymology
From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **ashe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-ashe)
- **ashy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-ashy)
- **ashes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-ashes)
- **assay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-assay)
- **Asher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-asher)
- **Ashok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-ashok)
- **Ashley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashby-vs-ashley)
- **ash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ash-vs-ashby)
- **Abby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abby-vs-ashby)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asha-vs-ashby)
- **ahoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahoy-vs-ashby)
- **Akshay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/akshay-vs-ashby)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ahsby`, `asbhy`, `ashbby`, `ashbyy`, `ashhby`, `ashyb`, `asshby`, `sahby`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ashby