# Grimsby

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɹɪmzbi/ · frequency rank #33,664

## Definitions
1. A large town and seaport on the Humber in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England.
2. A town on Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, named after the town in England.
3. An unincorporated community in Sand Ridge Township, Jackson County, Illinois, United States.

## Etymology
From Old Norse Grim (“male given name”) (Grimr, Grimnir, Grim; masked one, mask; Odin) + -s + býr (“village”). Equivalent of Grim + -s- + -by.

## Easily confused with
- **grimy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimsby-vs-grimy)
- **grisly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimsby-vs-grisly)
- **grimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimly-vs-grimsby)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ggrimsby`, `girmsby`, `grimbsy`, `grimmsby`, `grimsbby`, `grimsbyy`, `grimssby`, `grimsyb`, `grismby`, `grmisby`, `grrimsby`, `rgimsby`

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