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Crosby - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Crosby

[ 2 syll. cros-by, cr-o-sby ] The boy name Crosby is pronounced KRAOZBiy KEY. Crosby's origin is Old Norse, and its use, English. The name's meaning is 'from the place with a public cross'. A variant of Crosby is Crosbey (English). Crosbie (English pet form) is another variant of Crosby.

Crosby is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Crosby include Crosbie (English), Crispo (Spanish), and Crosbey (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Crosby: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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