Blaby

== English == === Etymology === From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbleɪbi/ Rhymes: -eɪbi === Proper noun === Blaby (countable and uncountable, plural Blabys) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697). A local government district of Leicestershire, formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in Narborough. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Blaby is the 31980th most common surname in England, belonging to 111 individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blaby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167. Forebears