Dalby
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Dalby is a Scandinavia
n place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname. It may consequently refer to both people and places.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname. It may consequently refer to both people and places.
- Places:
- In AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
:- Dalby, QueenslandDalby, QueenslandDalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Dalby is the administrative centre of the Western Downs Region and the centre of Australia's richest...
- Dalby, Queensland
- In the British IslesBritish IslesThe British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
:- Dalby, Isle of ManDalby, Isle of Manthumb|right|250px|The Dalby area is popular for its view of [[Niarbyl, Isle of Man|Niarbyl Bay]]Dalby is a small hamlet on the Isle of Man, located near the western coast. It lies on the A27 Port Erin to Peel road, five miles south of Peel....
- Dalby, LincolnshireDalby, LincolnshireDalby is a village and civil parish located about north of the town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.Dalby church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and Bishop Edward King, and is a Grade II listed building built in 1862 by James Fowler of Louth to replace an earlier church.The font dates from the...
- Great DalbyGreat Dalbythumb|left|Great Dalby parish church of St. SwithunGreat Dalby is a small village 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.It has a population of between 300-400 and the parish church of St. Swithun was built during the 14th century....
, Leicestershire - Old Dalby, Leicestershire
- Dalby-cum-SkewsbyDalby-cum-SkewsbyDalby-cum-Skewsby is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated around 14 miles north of York and comprises the hamlets of Dalby, Skewsby and Witherholm...
, North Yorkshire
- Dalby, Isle of Man
- In DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
:- Dalby, Sønder Dalby Sogn
- In SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
:- Dalby, Lund
- Dalby, Uppland
- In the United States:
- Dalby Springs, TexasDalby Springs, TexasDalby Springs is a small unincorporated town in Bowie County, Texas, United States, once noted for its red sulphur springs, but now a virtual ghost town. Dalby Springs was first settled around 1839 and became a town around 1856...
- Dalby Springs, Texas
- In Australia
- People:
- Amy DalbyAmy DalbyAmy Mary Dalby was a British actress.-Selected filmography:* On the Night of the Fire * Quiet Wedding * The Night Has Eyes * The Gentle Sex...
, British actress - Andrew DalbyAndrew DalbyAndrew Dalby is an English linguist, translator and historian who has written articles and several books on a wide range of topics including food history, language, Classical texts, and Wikipedia.-Education and early career:...
, Culinary writer - Andy DalbyAndy DalbyAndy Dalby is an English rock guitarist, who was largely active in the 1970s and early 1980s....
, guitarist - Dave DalbyDave DalbyDavid Merle Dalby was a former American football center.-College:Dalby played for UCLA, where he became part of their All-Century team as center...
, former NFL football player - Chris Dalby, political journalist
- David Dalby, British linguist, founder of Linguasphere ObservatoryLinguasphere ObservatoryThe Linguasphere Observatory is a transnational linguistic research network...
- David K. Dalby, American chemistry teacher
- Greg DalbyGreg DalbyGreg Dalby is an American soccer player, currently playing for Charlotte Eagles in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and College:...
, American soccer player - Krista Dalby, Canadian playwright, screenwriter, opera librettist and puppeteer
- Liza DalbyLiza DalbyLiza Crihfield Dalby is an American anthropologist and novelist specializing in Japanese culture. For her graduate studied, Dalby studied and performed fieldwork in Japan of the geisha community which she wrote about in her Ph.D dissertation. Since that time she has written five books. Her first...
, American anthropologist and writer - Martin Dalby, Scottish composer
- Robert Dalby, English martyr
- Amy Dalby
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- Thomas Dalby, Canadian Forensic Psychologist
- Thomas Edward Dalby, American actor