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Whitby was originally called Streanoehealh. It was changed after the Synod of Whitby happened there. After being destroyed and re-founded, it was re-named Whitby after that event, which is Old Norse for "white settlement."

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Whitby is named after the Old Norse word "hvitr," meaning white, and "byr," meaning settlement or farmstead. This likely refers to the white chalk cliffs that surround the town.

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