Roxby

ROKS-bee

Invented name, place name

"red farmstead; rook's village"

Roxby Origin and Meaning

The name Roxby is a boy's name meaning "red farmstead; rook's village".

Roxby is the "proper" name of the Leo Woodall character in the movie Mad About the Boy, the fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones franchise. In the film, he goes by the cool boy nickname, Roxster.

A habitational name taken from several towns in England, Roxby is derived from the Old Norse name, Rauthr, meaning "red" and the element bȳ meaning "farmstead, village, settlement" or from the name Hrókr, meaning "rook, crow". Either way, its use in the popular film franchise and its similarity to the likes of Roscoe, Rocco, Robin, or Colby could see Roxby find favor among parents in coming years.