Its name derives from the Old Norse for "village on a river" (Old Norse á, river, and býr, village) and is identical in meaning with Aby in Lincolnshire in England.
The villages of Åby in Sweden and Aaby in Denmark have names of identical origin and meaning.
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Thorstein Aaby (3 April 1971 in Porsgrunn - 24 July 2007) was a Norwegian metal guitarist.