# Colby

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkəʊl.bi/ · frequency rank #20,883

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
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8. A habitational surname from Old Norse.
9. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From either the Old Norse personal name Koli or kol (“charcoal”) + býr (“settlement”).

## Easily confused with
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-coy)
- **cold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-cold)
- **copy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-copy)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-cole)
- **cozy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-cozy)
- **colt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-colt)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-cory)
- **comb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-comb)
- **cosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-cosy)
- **colo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-colo)
- **coli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-coli)
- **coll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-coll)
- **color** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-color)
- **Colin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-colin)
- **combo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-combo)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-corey)
- **comfy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-comfy)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-colon)
- **Comey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-comey)
- **corny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-corny)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccolby`, `cloby`, `cobly`, `colbby`, `colbyy`, `collby`, `colyb`, `oclby`

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