# Digby (name)

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**Digby** is an [English language](/source/English_language) [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname). It is derived from the village of [Digby](/source/Digby,_Lincolnshire) in Lincolnshire, England, the name of which originated from [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) "dic" (dyke, ditch) and "byr" (farm, settlement). [1] [2] [3]

Notable people and characters with the name include:

## Surname

- [Bruce Digby-Worsley](/source/Bruce_Digby-Worsley) (1899–1980), British flying ace
- [Edward Digby (disambiguation)](/source/Edward_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Grace Digby](/source/Grace_Digby) (1895–1964), British artist
- [Henry Digby (disambiguation)](/source/Henry_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Jane Digby](/source/Jane_Digby) (1807–1881), English aristocrat, famed for her love life and lifestyle.
- [John Digby (disambiguation)](/source/John_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Kenelm Digby (disambiguation)](/source/Kenelm_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Lettice Digby (disambiguation)](/source/Lettice_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Margaret Digby](/source/Margaret_Digby) (1902–1985), British writer
- [Marié Digby](/source/Mari%C3%A9_Digby) (born 1983), American musician
- [Robert Digby (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Simon Digby (disambiguation)](/source/Simon_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [William Digby (disambiguation)](/source/William_Digby_(disambiguation)), multiple people

## Given name

- [Digby Denham](/source/Digby_Denham) (1859–1944), Premier of Queensland, Australia
- [Digby Fairweather](/source/Digby_Fairweather) (born 1946), British jazz trumpeter and cornetist
- [Digby Ioane](/source/Digby_Ioane) (born 1985), Australian rugby union player
- [Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham](/source/Digby_Jones,_Baron_Jones_of_Birmingham) (born 1955), British businessman and politician
- [Digby Morrell](/source/Digby_Morrell) (born 1979), Australian rules football player
- [Digby (blogger)](/source/Digby_(blogger)) or Heather Digby Parton, writer of the liberal blog Hullabaloo
- [Digby Smith](/source/Digby_Smith) (born 1935), British military historian
- [Digby Tatham-Warter](/source/Digby_Tatham-Warter) (1917–1993), British army officer in the Second World War
- [Digby Willoughby (disambiguation)](/source/Digby_Willoughby_(disambiguation)), multiple people

## Fictional characters

- Albert Fitzwilliam Digby, batman and foil to [Dan Dare](/source/Dan_Dare) in the [*Eagle*](/source/Eagle_(British_comics)) series *Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future* and its revivals.
- [Arthur Digby](/source/Arthur_Digby), in the BBC medical drama *Holby City*
- [Morven Digby](/source/Morven_Digby), in *Holby City*
- [Salu Digby](/source/Salu_Digby), also known as Shrinking Violet, Violet and Atom Girl, a Legion of Super-Heroes member
- Digby Geste, one of three brothers in the novel *[Beau Geste](/source/Beau_Geste)* and its various adaptations
- Digby O'Dell, "the friendly undertaker" in *[The Life of Riley](/source/The_Life_of_Riley)*, an American comedy series
- the title character of *[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World](/source/Digby,_the_Biggest_Dog_in_the_World)*, a 1973 film starring Jim Dale
- a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel featured in the 2014 movie *[The Interview](/source/The_Interview)*
- a Golden Retriever on the 2007–2009 television show *[Pushing Daisies](/source/Pushing_Daisies)*
- a [character in the video game series *Animal Crossing*](/source/List_of_Animal_Crossing_characters)
- A [character in the 2012 cartoon TV show *Littlest Pet Shop*](/source/List_of_Littlest_Pet_Shop_(2012_TV_series)_characters)
- A cable ship in the Canadian children's television series *[Theodore Tugboat](/source/Theodore_Tugboat)*

## See also

- [Baron Digby](/source/Baron_Digby), a title in the Peerage of Ireland

## References

1. Harrison, Henry (1912). [*Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, Volume I*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Lr0EAAAAIAAJ&dq=dictionary+of+surnames&pg=PP7). London: The Eaton Press. p. 115.

1. [Digby Last Name Origin](https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Digby) at Surname Database. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

1. [Digby](https://www.behindthename.com/name/digby) at Behind the Name. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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