Willoughby

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proper noun

A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).

OriginOld English weliġ ← Old Norse byr →
Less commonScrabble 22
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Meanings

proper nounWilloughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

plural Willoughbys

  1. Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).
    3. countableuncountableA city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
    6. countableuncountableA local government area in New South Wales, Australia, named after the suburb within it; in full, the City of Willoughby.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.
  3. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norsebyr“settlement”
  2. Old Englishweliġ“willow”
  3. EnglishWilloughby

From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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