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Willoughby

Willoughby proper noun: a village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).

Proper noun

Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

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

Forms of Willoughby

pluralWilloughbys

Origin of Willoughby

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

Words formed from Willoughby

Questions about Willoughby

What does Willoughby mean?
Willoughby means a village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
What part of speech is Willoughby?
Willoughby is a proper noun.

Words near Willoughby in the dictionary

  1. Willopah
  2. Willopahs
  3. Willopas
  4. willos
  5. Willott
  6. Willoughby
  7. Willoughby East
  8. Willoughby with Sloothby
  9. Willoughbys
  10. willow
  11. Willow Bunch

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