# Digby

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ · frequency rank #37,418

## Definitions
1. A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).
2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).
3. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A village in Victoria, Australia.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.
6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
7. A barony in the peerage of Ireland.

## Etymology
From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

## Easily confused with
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-diy)
- **digs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-digs)
- **digi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-digi)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dirty)
- **digit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-digit)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dizzy)
- **doggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-doggy)
- **Dolby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dolby)
- **Diggs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-diggs)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dingy)
- **dimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dimly)
- **dilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dilly)
- **dinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dinky)
- **dobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dobby)
- **ditty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-ditty)
- **dinghy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dinghy)
- **dig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dig-vs-digby)
- **dibs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-digby)
- **derby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-digby)
- **diary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-digby)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddigby`, `dgiby`, `dibgy`, `digbby`, `digbyy`, `diggby`, `digyb`, `idgby`

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