Welby

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proper noun

A locality and site of a medieval village in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7320).

OriginOld English wielle ← Old Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper nounWelby (countable and uncountable, plural Welbys)

plural Welbys

  1. countableuncountableA locality and site of a medieval village in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7320).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9738).
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in Adams County, Colorado, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebýr“settlement”
  2. Old Englishwielle“spring, well”
  3. EnglishWelby

From Old English wielle (“spring, well”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

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APA

Welby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welby

MLA

“Welby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welby.

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