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[Facts] Catesby
Anyone know the meaning of Catesby? I found that it was a Shakespearean name from 'Henry VI, Part 2' and that it's an old English surname? But what about a meaning for first name? Anyone has an idea?
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According to "A Dictionary of English Place-Names" by A. D. Mills, Catesby is a place in Northamptonshire, England. Its name means "farmstead or village of a man called Katr or Kati".
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It is Kit Harrington's middle name
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