Etymology

Weymouth

Wey·mouth
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Today it means: A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779). Full definition →

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The story

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.

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