# Kilby

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #88,506

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).
2. A habitational surname.

## Etymology
From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.

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