Willoughby
proper nounattested in dialogue
Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
proper noun
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Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
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Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).
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Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
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Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
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Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
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Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A local government area in New South Wales, Australia, named after the suburb within it; in full, the City of Willoughby.
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A habitational surname.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Etymology
From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).
Forms
- plural
- Willoughbys
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