Hornsby
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English
Etymology
From places in England, from genitive singular of the Old Norse given name Ormr (“serpent”) + býr (“settlement”).
Proper noun
Hornsby
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
- (location) A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Hornsby Shire, a local government area in north Sydney, New South Wales.
- A town in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.
- A hamlet in Cumwhitton parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5150). [1]