# Thursby

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + býr (“town, settlement”).

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