Digby

Norse

"town by the ditch"

Digby Origin and Meaning

The name Digby is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "town by the ditch".

Digby is a place-name in Lincolnshire turned surname turned quirky first name that is starting to get some attention.

Diggory is a similar name found in both Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit and Hardy's Return of the Native.

Digby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1609 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Digby

• 1609 Nameberry 2025
• 917 England 2021

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Famous People Named Digby

• Digby Smith English military historian
• Digby Fairweather English jazz cornettist
• Digby Marritt Jones Baron Jones of Birmingham, British Minister of State for Trade and Investment
• Digby Denham Australian politician, former premier of Queensland

The name Digby in Pop Culture

• Digby dog on TV's "Pushing Daisies"
• Digby Nova Scotia, Canada
• Arthur Rowe/"Digby " central character in "The Ministry of Fear" (1943) by Graham Greene
• Digby character in video game "Animal Crossing: New Leaf"