Gender | Unisex |
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Language(s) | English |
Origin | |
Language(s) | English |
Derivation | 1.
Huccaby (place name) 2. Uckerby (place name) |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Huckaby ( disambiguation) |
See also | Huckerby [1] |
Huckabee is an English surname.
The name is a variant form of the surname Huckaby and Huckerby. [2]
This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".
Another possibility is that Huckaby originated as a habitational name, derived from Uckerby, in North Yorkshire, England; [3] this place name is derived from two Old Norse elements: the first is thought to be an unattested Old Norse personal name, either *Úkyrri or *Útkári; the second element is býr, meaning farmstead. [3] [4]
Gender | Unisex |
---|---|
Language(s) | English |
Origin | |
Language(s) | English |
Derivation | 1.
Huccaby (place name) 2. Uckerby (place name) |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Huckaby ( disambiguation) |
See also | Huckerby [1] |
Huckabee is an English surname.
The name is a variant form of the surname Huckaby and Huckerby. [2]
This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".
Another possibility is that Huckaby originated as a habitational name, derived from Uckerby, in North Yorkshire, England; [3] this place name is derived from two Old Norse elements: the first is thought to be an unattested Old Norse personal name, either *Úkyrri or *Útkári; the second element is býr, meaning farmstead. [3] [4]