Webb
/wɛb/
Webb proper noun: an English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
Proper noun
Webb (plural Webbs)
- An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
- The 1.2-meter-diameter (4-foot-diameter) telescope has set off on a monthlong journey to its orbital destination of the sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, which is nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away from Earth and also home to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Euclid will keep pace...2021 December 24, Don Lincoln, “The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here’s why it matters”, in CNN
- A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138.
- A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.
- A town in Houston County, Alabama.
- A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
- A town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
- A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Webb County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
Forms of Webb
| plural | Webbs |
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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
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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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