willoughby
willoughby Lexical Profile
• noun
An English surname of Anglo-Saxon and Norse origin, historically denoting a person who originated from a settlement near willow trees.
"The estate was entirely managed by a gentleman named Willoughby, who had inherited the lands from his grandfather."
Australian A suburb and local government area located on the Lower North Shore of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
American A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, situated along the Chagrin River and functioning as an eastern suburb of Cleveland.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'welig' (meaning 'willow') and the Old Norse suffix '-by' (meaning 'farm' or 'settlement'). It originally served as a habitational surname for someone living by a willow farm.
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