National Colby Day 2023: Friday, December 25, is National Colby Day. This is in the middle of the Christmas season. Given the snow and busy holiday season, we don’t need to tell you how important you are. Not only do we like how happy and charming you are, but we also like how easily you can convince anyone. If you’re lucky enough to know a Colby, keep reading to find out what makes them such rock stars.
What National Colby Day Is All About
Colby is an old name that comes from Old Norse. ‘Kol’ means coal or charcoal, and ‘byr’ means a town. “Koli” is a guy with a dark complexion, and the word means his village or farmstead when put together. Koli comes from the name of a Viking tribe, which is likely why the focus is on a man’s rough, weathered face.
Colby was first the name of a place and later turned into an Old English last name. People who visit England can still find towns with the name Colby in places like Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Westmorland. Colby has been used as a family name since the time of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. The name was given to people who lived in Colby, a town in Norfolk. The Colby line is known in history as an old family with land and rights in Norfolk. Before the Normans came and Duke William Hastings, also known as William the Conqueror, they were a family. It was normal to see different spellings of Colby, like Colbey and Coalby. The numerous spelling changes in English are evidence that Latin, French, and other languages have influenced it.
Families began to board ships bound for British colonies, especially North America and Jamaica, to get away from the political unrest in England. There were too many people on these dirty, germ-filled ships, but many people were willing to take the risk because the benefits were good: land and freedom from political persecution. Families that made it through the passage were very important in the colonies where they finally settled. Colby is a name that many people in the US and Canada use today.
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What To Do On National Colby Day
Talk about today.
Take to social media to talk about National Colby Day. Send something unique to the Colbys you know.
Make it fizzy.
“Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat will make you feel like it’s a warm summer afternoon. While you’re at it, enjoy a glass of champagne.
Get out and dance
Like Colby O’Donis, today is a good day to just dance! Dance until you can’t anymore, whether you’re at home or in a club.
5 Important Colbys
It’s Colbie Marie Caillat
She is an American singer-songwriter whose first record, “Coco,” has gone “double platinum” in the U.S. after selling more than two million copies.
By Colby Coash
From 2009 to 2017, he was a senator for Nebraska.
Bob Bishop Colby
He is a professional soccer player from the U.K. who was born in 1996 and plays for Portsmouth Club.
Theodore Burnett
He took part in the American game show “Jeopardy” and won both the Teachers’ Tournament and the Champions Tournament.
John Colby James West
Three times, this American skater won third place at the Winter X Games.
This Is Why We Love National Colby Day
Day for Colby
Colby Day is a party just for being Colby. We think it’s the best way to tell yourself nice things.
Little things
We are reminded today that good people make the world a better place. Keep them close at all times.
Love that comes out
We all know that love can be expressed in many ways, but sometimes the best way is to just show it. Today makes us want to show our love in a big way.
NATIONAL COLBY DAY DATES
Year | Date | Day |
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2023 | December 25 | Monday |
2024 | December 25 | Wednesday |
2025 | December 25 | Thursday |
2026 | December 25 | Friday |
2027 | December 25 | Saturday |