Word info

Digby

Speech parts

1. Digby - Noun

2. Digby - Proper noun

Meaning

A male given name transferred from the surname.

A habitational surname from Old English.

A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591).

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).

A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1783]

A village in Victoria, Australia.

A barony in the peerage of Ireland.

Digby (plural Digbies)

Ellipsis of Digby chicken.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As Digby says, "With all his power — both actual and imagined — Donald seems to offer a cultural refuge for men who were brought up to think that they are supposed to be dominant over women and other men. Source: Internet

Citation needed Canadian paleontologist Digby McLaren suggested in 1969 that the Devonian extinction events were caused by an asteroid impact. Source: Internet

Admiral Digby never had a title, but he inherited Minterne in 1815 from his uncle, Robert Digby, who had bought it from the Churchill family in 1768. Source: Internet

Euan Kerr was editor from 1984 until he handed over the reins to Alan Digby in early 2006. Source: Internet

Digby, the first to mount the scaffold, asked the spectators for forgiveness, and refused the attentions of a Protestant clergyman. Source: Internet

Digby, Robert Wintour, John Wintour, and Thomas Bates, had all left. Source: Internet

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