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Selby at a glance
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- Unisex
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- English Old English Teutonic
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
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What does Selby mean?
Selby is a baby name with English, Old English, Teutonic context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is From the manor farm; from the manor house; of the manor house farm; Willow farm.
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