A common name in the North of England, ‘new farmstead or village’, OE nīwe + OScand. bý: examples include: Newby Cumbria, near Appleby. Neubi 12th cent. Newby East Cumbria. Neuby (c.1190). Newby West Cumbria. Neuby (c.1200). Newby Wiske N. City & County of Yorks. Neuby (1157). Affix from the River Wiske, see Appleton Wiske.