Appleby

Appleby is an English surname and place name, most notably a market town in Cumbria, England.

As a surname, it appears across English-speaking countries: The Applebys moved here from Yorkshire.

The name derives from Old Norse elements meaning "apple farm" or "apple settlement."

place

Cumbria

English administrative county

castle · village · parish · borough · settlement · township

surname

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

genealogy · descent · bloodline · kinship · clan · roots · origin · inheritance · forebears · pedigree

Opposites
settlement size and character

ApplebyLondon

England's capital city

metropolis · megalopolis · megacity · Manchester · Birmingham

modernity and development

Applebynew town

Recently established urban area

industrial hub · commercial district · business park · urban sprawl

pace and character of life

Applebymetropolis

Large important city

downtown · inner city · financial district · City of London · Silicon Valley

Phrases
Family

apple, applesauce, apples, crabapple, applewood, applecart, applejack, appletree, applecore

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G