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The name Colby means “someone from a dark region”. It originated in Northern Europe (Scandinavia) and was initially used as a surname. Many villages were given the name Colby. It has the definition of “from Kol’s settlement”, and was derived from the Old Norse elements kol (coal-black) and byr (settlement).

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