Barmby
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Probably ‘farmstead of the children, i.e. one held jointly by a number of heirs’ from OScand. barn + bý; alternatively ‘farmstead of a man called Barni or Bjarni’ from OScand. pers. name + bý: Barmby Moor East Riding of City & County of Yorkshire Barnebi (1086) (DB), Barneby in the More (1371). Affix is OE mōr ‘moor’. Barmby on the Marsh E. R. City & County of Yorks Bærnabi (c.1050), Barnebi (1086) (DB). Affix is OE mersc ‘marsh’.
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