Crosby - Meaning of Crosby

What does Crosby mean?

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Crosby

[ 2 syll. cros-by, cr-o-sby ] The baby boy name Crosby is pronounced KRAAZBiy †. Crosby's origin is Old Norse, and its use, English. The name's meaning is 'from the place with a public cross'.

Variants of Crosby include Crosbea, Crosbee, Crosbey (English), Crosbi, Cross, Krosbie (English), and Krosby (English).

Crosbie (English diminutive form) and Croz (diminutive form) are other variants of Crosby.

See also the related categories, english and cross (burden).

Crosby is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 2010s; before that, it was of only very modest use. At the recent height of its usage in 2015, 0.024% of baby boys were given the name Crosby. It ranked at #576 then. In 2018, it ranked at #696 with a usage of 0.018%, and it was the most regularly used within all boy names in its group.

Baby names that sound like Crosby include Krosbie, Krosby, Cosgrave, Cosgrove, Crispo, Crosbee, Crosbey, Crosbi, Crosbie, Kirkby, Crisipo, Crosbea, Kirabo, Kiraboe, Kyrabo, Kyraboe, and Crisp.

† Pronunciation for Crosby: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"