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willoughby

/wˈɪləbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
willough-by
IPA
/wˈɪləbi/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Willoughbys (plural)

Phrases

North Willoughby Willoughby East Willoughby with Sloothby

Questions

How do you pronounce willoughby?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪləbi/.
What does willoughby mean?
Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
Where does willoughby come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce willoughby

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