Whitby

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Whitby

/ˈwɪtbi/
/ˈʍɪtbi/

Rhymes with -ɪtbi

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From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

proper noun Whitbys · Whidbee · Whidby

countable, uncountable A town, seaport, and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8911).
countable, uncountable A town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
countable A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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@misc{whitby_2026,
  title = {Whitby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}