Digby

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Fortified town; farmstead by a ditch
Popularity
Digby is not a very common name around the world. According to social security administration data, it is not ranked in the top 1000 names for boys in the United States.

cartoon of the name Digby
Cartoon of Digby

Digby Name meanings & History

Fortified town; farmstead by a ditch. From a surname that was derived from the name of an English town, itself derived from a combination of Old English dic "dyke, ditch" and Old Norse byr "farm, town". Digby is a unique and distinctive name that can be used for baby boys.

Zodiac Sign of Digby: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Digby:

D: Daddy,Doting,Demanding,Dutiful,Determined,Domestic

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

G: Goof-off,Go-getter,Gregarious,Genuine

B: Bashful,Brains,Beauty,Bountiful

Y: Yen/money,Youth-giving,Yin/Yang

Digby is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Comedic name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Digby Jones, a prominent businessman and former director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, is one of the famous people with the name Digby. Other notable figures with this name include Digby Morrell, an Australian rules footballer, and Sir Digby Jones, a British businessman and politician.

2.) DIGBY (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from a place-name in Lincolnshire, which is composed from the Old Norse elements diki (ditch) and byr (settlement, village): hence, “settlement by the ditch.” (DIG-BEE)


3.) Digby (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: (Irish) man of simplicity


4.) Digby (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: (Irish) ditch town; dike town.

Other Forms: Digbe, Digbee, Digbey, Digbi, Digbie


5.) Digby (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Dyke; ditch; farm; town