Wetherby

W4E1T1H4E1R1B3Y4

proper noun

A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4048).

OriginOld Norse veðr →
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Meanings

proper nounWetherby (countable and uncountable, plural Wetherbys)

plural Wetherbys · alternative Weatherbee · alternative Weatherby · alternative Weathersby · alternative Wetherbee · alternative Witherbee

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4048).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseveðr“wether (sheep)”
  2. EnglishWetherby

From Old Norse veðr (“wether (sheep)”) + býr (“farmstead”).

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Wetherby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetherby

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Chicago

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