Etymology

Westbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6235). Full definition →

Old English west
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  1. Old English · derived fromwest“west”
  2. English todayWestbury

From Old English west (“west”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”), alternatively west + -bury.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwest all →

westWesleyWestonWestfieldWestcottWestbourneWestheadWestgarthWestmoorWest HamWestrop

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.