Willoughby

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Willoughby

Where it comes from

From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

proper noun Willoughbys

countable, uncountable A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).
countable, uncountable A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
countable, uncountable A local government area in New South Wales, Australia, named after the suburb within it; in full, the City of Willoughby.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname.
countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Closest in meaning: doctor, doc, wolds, wentworth, whittington, willington, thorpe, waverley, weston, headley, easton, whitley, whitefield, wilton, northway, woodbridge

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@misc{willoughby_2026,
  title = {Willoughby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/willoughby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}