Weymouth

Wey·mouth
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/ˈweɪ.məθ/

proper noun

A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    3. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    4. An unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio.
  3. A village in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A neighbourhood of Bridgetown, Barbados.
  5. A locality in George Town council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A coastal suburb of Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand.
  7. A habitational surname.

Origin

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Weymouth

Greymouth
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Cite this entry
APA

Weymouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weymouth

MLA

“Weymouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weymouth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Weymouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weymouth.

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