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Webb

/wɛb/

Webb proper noun: an English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.

Proper noun

Webb (plural Webbs)

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
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  2. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138.
  3. A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.
  4. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
  5. A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  6. A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
  8. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
  9. An unincorporated community in Webb County, Texas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.

Forms of Webb

pluralWebbs

Words formed from Webb

Questions about Webb

What does Webb mean?
Webb means an English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
What part of speech is Webb?
Webb is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Webb?
Webb is pronounced /wɛb/.

Words near Webb in the dictionary

  1. Webaholics
  2. webapp
  3. webapps
  4. webathon
  5. webathons
  6. Webb
  7. Webb County
  8. webbased
  9. Webbe
  10. webbed
  11. webbed feet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Webb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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