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The Name Selby - Origin and Meaning of Selby
  



The Name Selby - Origin and Meaning of Selby


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Selby

Old English

Usage of the Name Selby

English

Meaning of the Name Selby

The name Selby comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old English.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Edward Selby Smyth (1819 - 1896), an English general; Selby Norton (1836 - 1906), an English male cricketer; Robert Selby Taylor (1909 - 1995), an English bishop; Selby Clewer (1917 - 2001), an English male architect.
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