# Newby

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,987

## Definitions
1. A placename; any of several places:
2. A placename; any of several places:
3. A placename; any of several places:
4. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from one of these places.

## Etymology
From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".

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