Warboys
Proper noun
Meaning
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
A village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL315797).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
Amongst other witnesses to Victor's wrath are tactless family friend Jean Warboys, and next-door couple Patrick (Victor's nemesis) and Pippa Trench.
Cousin Wilfred (John Rutland) – Mrs. Warboys' cousin, Wilfred, appeared twice in the series, and was considered to be a fairly boring middle-aged man.
Alice Samuel and her family from the nearby village of Warboys were accused of witchcraft by a neighbouring family in 1589, and by 1593 had been tried and executed in Huntingdon.
A woman who died when her car left the road in Ramsey last night has been named as Madeleine Parnwell, 68, from Warboys.